Death Row Information

All executions are performed in the Central Unit at the Arizona State Prison Complex-Florence in Florence, Arizona.

Arizona’s death row for men is located in the Rincon Unit at Arizona State Prison Complex-Tucson. Female inmates on Death Row are housed at the Lumley Unit at the Arizona State Prison Complex-Perryville, near Goodyear, Arizona.

The Rincon Unit, at ASPC-Tucson, has 200 close custody beds available for use by inmates serving time on death row. All of the close custody death row inmates have an opportunity to participate in interactive programs, and they receive recreation in their own recreation yard 10 hours daily.

The Lumley Unit, at ASPC-Perryville, houses female death row inmates in close custody. They are offered the same privileges as all other close custody inmates including programs and out of cell recreation.

All death row inmates are afforded visitation, phone calls, recreation, commissary, personal property and privileges, in accordance with their phase or step. Health care and mental health services are also provided.

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. How many people are on Arizona's Death Row?
    Information on Arizona's death row inmates can be viewed on the Current Death Row Inmates page.
     
  2. What is the race and ethnic make-up of Death Row inmates in Arizona?
    Information on Arizona's death row inmates can be viewed on the Current Death Row Inmates page.
     
  3. Are the inmates allowed to have contact visits or do they just have non-contact visits?
    Contact visits are allowed with the death row populations at both Rincon and Lumley.
     
  4. How can death row inmate medical records/information be obtained?
    Medical records and information contained in medical records are considered confidential by Arizona State Statute A.R.S. 12-2292.
     
  5. Is there a library for death row inmates?
    Inmates on Arizona’s death row have access to many books, programming, and legal materials through their unit libraries. In addition to the resources in their unit libraries, death row inmates have digital access to library books through their tablets along with programming and tablet based learning platforms that contain educational materials, self study materials, and other learning resources. These inmates have unlimited access to legal research and their own legal materials. Finally, the unit libraries and inmate tablets have many Arizona-specific legal resources available.
    The Department’s policy (Department Order 902) governing inmate legal access to the courts is available on the ADCRR website.
     
  6. From the time an inmate is sentenced to death to the time the inmate is executed, what is the average length of time that an Arizona inmate remains on death row?
    From 1937 to 1991, the average Arizona death row inmate spent 12 years on death row.
    From 1992 to 2012, the average length of stay for the 34 executed inmates was 17.44 years.
    Since 2013, the six executed inmates had an average length of stay of 25.56 years (updated: July 24, 2024).
     
  7. What are the Department's policies and procedures around an execution?

    ADCRR’s Department Order 710 governs the policies and procedures around executions. It is available on the ADCRR website.

  8. How can visits be scheduled with the death row population (for family, attorneys?)
    Applying for Visitation:
    The ADCRR’s website outlines the process for applying for visitation here. 

    Family/Friend Visitation:
    Approved visitors can schedule in-person or tablet visits through the online portals for their loved one’s respective units:
    ASPC-Perryville, Lumley Unit | Lumley Visitation Hub
    ASPC-Tucson, Rincon Unit | Rincon Visitation Hub

    Attorney Visitation:
    Attorneys or their agents who have been approved for visitation can schedule in-person visitation as follows:

    ASPC-Perryville, Lumley Unit | Attorneys or their staff can set up in-person visits with their client through the ASPC-Perryville-Lumley visitation hub. 
    All visitation slots are first-come first-serve. If you are having an issue scheduling a visit after trying the online hub, please contact the Legal Access Monitor: (602) 542-4983
    Legal visits are currently available to be scheduled at Lumley every day of the week but Wednesdays.

    ASPC-Tucson, Rincon Unit | Attorneys or their staff can set up in-person visits with their client through the Rincon visitation hub. All visitation slots are first-come, first-serve. If you are an attorney and are having an issue scheduling a visit after trying the online hub, please contact the Legal Access Monitor: (602) 542-4983
    Legal visits are currently available at Rincon every day of the week but Wednesdays.

    Attorney Phone Calls:
    ASPC-Perryville, Lumley Unit | Attorneys can schedule a legal call at Lumley, by calling 623-853-0304 ext. 24002
    ASPC-Tucson, Rincon Unit | Attorneys can schedule a legal call at Rincon by calling 520-574-0024 ext. 36344