From: Ohioans to Stop Executions Sunday, July 23, 2017 STATUS REPORT: The 56 recommendations of the Supreme Court Joint Task Force on the Administration of Ohio’s Death Penalty as of July 21, 2017 Much is being made of the fact that Ohio plans to resume executions despite the fact that few of the 56 recommendations […]
Toward an improved death penalty
The concern isn’t just that the combination of drugs still may be flawed. It goes to the state neglecting so many of the proposed improvements. In that way, Summit County would do well to keep moving forward and adopt those recommendations it can on its own.
Ohio has a troubled death penalty system yet intends to resume executions anyway
It’s been more than three years since Ohio last executed a convicted killer. Unfortunately, the state is poised to resume the barbaric practice next week despite serious questions over respect for constitutional protections and the basic fairness of how the state administers the capital punishment system itself.