After a federal court ruling likening Ohio’s execution method to waterboard and injecting fire in the veins of the prisoner, Gov. Mike DeWine issued a reprieve Friday afternoon for a Columbus killer slated to die next month. DeWine has directed the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction to assess Ohio’s current options for execution drugs […]
Ohio board rejects condemned man’s request for mercy
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Parole Board on Friday rejected a clemency request by a condemned man who says he’s innocent of the fatal shooting of a volunteer addiction counselor and is asking that his life be spared. Warren Keith Henness, who goes by his middle name, was convicted of killing 51-year-old Richard Meyers in […]
Ohioans call on Governor DeWine to postpone executions, grant clemency
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Abraham Bonowitz 561-371-5204 – [email protected] Ohioans call on Governor DeWine to postpone executions, grant clemency COLUMBUS, OH—Jan. 18, 2019—Ohioans to Stop Executions calls on Governor Mike DeWine to postpone executions until the General Assembly addresses deficiencies already identified by the Ohio Supreme Court and Ohio State Bar five years ago. “Today […]