Even Ohioans who staunchly support capital punishment want the death penalty to be both fair and accurate. This is why I applaud Gov. Mike DeWine’s rescheduling of the Feb. 13 execution of Warren Keith Henness, which has now been moved to September. DeWine ordered the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction to evaluate possible alternative drugs […]
Beacon Journal/Ohio.com editorial board: Ohio’s death penalty fails to meet its own test
Part of the job of governor involves rendering the final word on executions when those on death row seek commutations or reprieves. On Thursday, Mike DeWine, just 10 days into his term as governor, received a letter from the federal public defender representing Warren Henness. Henness requested a reprieve from the lethal injection set for […]
Gov. Mike DeWine delays killer’s execution, orders review of lethal-injection drugs
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday postponed the execution of murderer Warren Henness from Feb. 13 to Sept. 12 following a recent judicial ruling that Ohio’s lethal-injection cocktail will “very likely cause him severe pain and needless suffering.” In a release, DeWine said that he has also directed Ohio’s prisons agency to assess the state’s […]