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Conservative group seeks end to death penalty in Ohio
COLUMBUS (AP) — A newly formed conservative group is seeking an end to the death penalty in Ohio at a time when executions have ground to a halt in the state and the House speaker has questioned whether capital punishment should be reconsidered. Read more here.
In Ohio, talk of death penalty repeal is building
Ohio’s execution backlog is growing, with 25 scheduled to be put to death and 115 others sitting on death row. Meanwhile, Gov. Mike DeWine has granted 11 stays of execution since he took office just over a year ago as the state has struggled to find a humane, practical way to kill its condemned. Read […]
Conservatives add voices to death penalty repeal movement
COLUMBUS — Former Gov. Bob Taft, former Attorney General Jim Petro, and current state Rep. Craig Riedel (R., Defiance) are among nearly three dozen “conservatives” who’ve signed on to support repeal of Ohio’s death penalty. Read more here.
Conservatives organize to end Ohio’s death penalty
COLUMBUS, Ohio—As Ohio’s years-long struggle to obtain execution drugs continues with no end in sight, there’s a new effort underway to completely abolish capital punishment in the state – this time, with increasing involvement by conservatives. Read more here.
Strickland wishes he’d blocked executions on his watch
COLUMBUS — Former Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland said Wednesday he has “regrets” over those who went to Ohio’s lethal injection gurney on his four-year watch. Read more here.
Column: Will new year bring end to Ohio’s elusive death penalty?
Among the new year’s possibilities, 2020 may see Ohio end its death penalty. Read more here.
Victim’s son questions the county leading US in death sentences
Another amazing piece from OTSE Board Member, Jonathan Mann. “Amid this move away from death, Cuyahoga County has the troubling distinction of leading the nation in new death sentences. We are an extreme outlier — fewer than 1% of counties have imposed death at all. This doesn’t shock me. My dad was murdered in Cuyahoga […]