Ohioans to Stop Executions

Melinda Dawson, the new chairwoman of Ohioans to Stop Executions, has personal experience with the criminal justice system.

While Gov. John Kasich has been much more sparing than his predecessor overall in granting clemencies to criminals, it’s a different story when it comes to inmates facing execution.

The death penalty is in trouble — drug shortages, botched executions and lawsuits are calling the idea of a “humane” execution into question. Some states are returning to previously abandoned methods.