“The relevancy of the death penalty in our criminal justice system is seriously in question when 43 out of our 50 states do not apply the ultimate sanction,” said Richard Dieter, DPIC’s Executive Director and the author of the report.
Secrecy for lethal injections nears Ohio legislature’s OK
Kevin Werner, executive director of Ohioans to Stop Executions, said there is no evidence that pharmacists have been threatened or harassed. “The allegations of harassment by anti-death-penalty advocates toward pharmacists and others involved in the execution process are not true.”
Plain-Dealer Editorial: Watered-down death penalty bill still not acceptable
It’s unconscionable for Ohio’s elected officials to disregard transparency and medical ethics in order to continue executing death-row inmates.