Joe Byrne is a former supporter of the death penalty who now opposes it. His wife, Sherry, was abducted, raped and murdered in 1985. Her killer, David Brewer of Greene County, was executed in 2003. In a telephone interview, Joe said he now views the death penalty and the appeals process as a waste of […]
WHIO Investigative Report: The Cost of Executions in Ohio
BEAVERCREEK – Studies from other states put the cost of the death penalty at much more than cases where the defendant is sentenced to life in prison without parole. A Maryland study put the cost at $3 million per inmate. Former Ohio Corrections Director Reginald Wilkinson, who oversaw the execution of 20 inmates, said the […]
QUINNIPIAC POLL: Ohioans Prefer Life With/Without Parole Over Death Penalty
Ohio’s death penalty has grown increasingly controversial. The then-state senator and now Supreme Court Justice Paul Pfeifer, who reintroduced the death penalty in Ohio, has become one of its chief critics. He says it’s been applied too broadly and too unevenly. A Supreme Court panel is reviewing its implementation. And the execution last month of […]