MEDIA ADVISORY April 13, 2015 For Immediate Release Contact: Abraham Bonowitz, abe@otse.org 561-371-5204 OTSE Lobby Day to Feature Six of Ohio’s Nine Death Row Survivors COLUMBUS – Ohioans to Stop Executions (OTSE) will hold its first Lobby Day of the 131st General Assembly on Tuesday, April 14, 2015. The event will feature six of Ohio’s nine […]
Death penalty cases: Cost of justice
Three months into the year and the indigent defense fund for criminals who cannot afford an attorney likely will be half way spent thanks to one death penalty case.
Backup of killers awaiting execution is building
Meanwhile, Ohioans to Stop Executions said in its annual report that exonerations are increasing and the overall use of capital punishment is declining. “What we see is the institution of the death penalty crumbling before our eyes,” said Kevin Werner, executive director.