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Ohio Updates Lethal Injection Protocol
Ohio will test lethal injection drugs ahead of executions if it obtains specialty batches of the drugs, the state prisons agency announced Monday in its latest update of capital punishment rules.
Death penalty case in Jefferson County would require emergency funding
“In terms of maybe you have facilities that need repaired, unless it’s an absolute emergency, there may be things you want to be done to facilities that could be updated, but you may have to put some things on hold because of that,” Graham said.
Pharmacists Association Adopts Policy Opposing Participation in Capital Punishment
Organization Says Involvement in Lethal Injections Runs Counter to Pharmacists’ Mission
Will death penalty in Ohio find itself on life support?
Two state senators, one Republican and Democrat, stood before a legislative committee this week, offering sponsor testimony on a package of death penalty-related law changes.
A Walk to Stop Executions
A number of organizations are coming together this fall to organize a walk to stop executions. The walk will begin at Southern Ohio Correctional Facility (SOCF) in Lucasville on Oct. 4 and end at the Ohio Statehouse Oct. 10.
Quinnipiac Poll Shows More Americans Favor Life Without Parole Than Death Penalty
The latest Quinnipiac poll administered in May of this year showed that 48% of Americans favored life without parole for convicted murderers, compared to 43% who favored the death penalty.
Does failed execution attempt mean Ohio prisoner can avoid death penalty?
Ohio’s unusual pending death-penalty case, involving an inmate the state already tried but failed to execute, will be argued on Tuesday before the Ohio Supreme Court.
Our View: Joining Forces Against the Death Penalty
Regardless of the crime, there is no humane way to put a man or woman to death because of it.