Give Gov. Mike DeWine this: He squelched the near-comeback of George Orwell’s Newspeak at the Statehouse last week. DeWine, a Cedarville Republican, called for an 18-cent increase in Ohio’s gasoline tax, effective July 1. …. Also last week, DeWine, arguably, if indirectly, may have put Ohio’s death penalty on Ohio’s agenda. He said he’ll postpone […]
Gov. Mike DeWine freezes all Ohio executions while new method developed
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday that there will be no more executions in Ohio until a new method of carrying them out can be developed and deemed constitutional by the courts. “As long as the status quo remains, where we don’t have a protocol that has been found to be OK, we […]
Adrian Griffin
Adrian has a Masters of Social Work in Community Organizing and a B.A. in Political Science, English, and Crime & Justice both from the University of Michigan. After experiencing the incarceration of loved ones in her youth, she devoted her college education to becoming actively engaged in issues related to criminal justice system reform, including prisoner reentry, arts […]