In Hamilton County, Joe Deters has sent more people to death row than any other prosecutor in Ohio. His challenger, Fanon Rucker, promises to stop that practice. Read more here.
Robert DuBoise Officially Exonerated from Murder Charge After Nearly 37 Years
(September 14, 2020 — Tampa, Florida) Today, Robert DuBoise was exonerated from all charges in the 1983 rape and murder of a young woman in Tampa, Florida. DuBoise was released from prison on Aug. 27 after new DNA testing on evidence from the victim’s rape kit that was thought to have been destroyed, excluded him as the […]
Racial Bias in Ohio’s Death Penalty Is Part of National Pattern New Report Illustrates Death Penalty’s Roots in Slavery, Lynching, Segregation
Racial Bias in Ohio’s Death Penalty Is Part of National Pattern New Report Illustrates Death Penalty’s Roots in Slavery, Lynching, Segregation (Columbus, OH) — The death penalty in Ohio is part of a nationwide pattern of racial injustice in capital punishment. As demonstrated in Enduring Injustice, a new report on race and the […]