Ohioans to Stop Executions (OTSE) is the only single-issue death penalty repeal organization in Ohio. OTSE represents millions of Ohioans who oppose the death penalty, and we are the lead organization in the #NoDeathPenaltyOH campaign to abolish Ohio’s capital punishment system.
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Coordinator of Conservative Outreach Job Description
Ohioans to Stop Executions Coordinator of Conservative Outreach Job Description Job Title: Coordinator of Conservative Outreach for Ohioans to Stop Executions. Position Type: Full-time, part-time flexibility also available. Reports To: Ohioans to Stop Executions’ Executive Director. Position Description Ohioans […]
Letter: Ohio must follow other states’ leads and abolish death penalty
The first death row inmate to be statutorily removed from death row due to severe mental illness at the time of his crime was resentenced to life imprisonment without parole last week. This first exemption is a welcome small step in our movement away from the death penalty, but it is time to abandon the […]
Letter to the Editor: Death penalty offers only a false promise of closure and justice
I read Kyle Kirker’s op-ed “Schmidt wrong to put convicts above victims” and as someone who lost a loved one to murder, I can tell you that Mr. Kirker is extremely wrong in his assessment of HB 183 and the abolition of Ohio’s death penalty. I applaud Rep. Jean Schmidt and her efforts to abolish […]
Death penalty ban supporters make pitch to Ohio state senators
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) – Ohio hasn’t carried out an execution since Gov. Mike DeWine took office and there are none on the calendar this year. Still, the death penalty is legal in the state, and a bipartisan group of lawmakers hope there is enough support this year to make Ohio the 24th state to ban […]