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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.
Other conservative states may follow Nebraska in abolishing death penalty
“A lot of states have stopped making this a partisan issue, and started to make it a conscience issue,” Silberstein told The Associated Press. “The party’s not going to tell you how to vote.”
Ohio Gov. Kasich talks death penalty on NBC’s “Meet the Press”
Kasich noted the scarcity of the single drug Ohio plans to use puts the death penalty in a tricky situation. But he says he still supports it.
Death penalty should not apply to the seriously mentally ill: editorial
As long as the death penalty remains on Ohio’s books, the provisions of SB 162 would be a step toward guaranteeing that justice is served more fairly and humanely.
Nebraska Abolishes the Death Penalty
Nebraska on Wednesday became the first conservative in more than 40 years to abolish the death penalty.
Murder Victim’s Husband Says Witnessing Execution Of Her Killer Changed His Mind
“I just wish I had the foresight to realize that [the execution] wasn’t going to solve my problem,” Byrne said.
Conservative Voices: The withering of the death penalty (George Will)
…the power to inflict death cloaks government with a majesty and pretense of infallibility discordant with conservatism.
Ricky Jackson, Exonerated After 39 Years in Prison, Sues Cleveland Police
Ricky Jackson, in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday, names the city and at least eight former officers or their estates for his arrest and incarceration following a 1975 Cleveland-area slaying.