A bipartisan group of Ohio lawmakers will soon introduce legislation to abolish the death penalty in Ohio. State Sen. Nickie Antonio in a virtual press conference Feb. 18 said, “There is a team right now that is dedicated to ending the death penalty in Ohio. And that team can only get larger.” Read more here.
TWO NEW WRONGFUL DEATH SENTENCES IDENTIFIED IN OHIO
Cuyahoga County Has 2nd-Most Wrongful Death Sentences in the United States. Statement of Hannah Kubbins, Executive Director of Ohioans to Stop Executions On Thursday, the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) announced the addition of 11 previously unidentified cases to the official list of death row exonerations, increasing the national total of persons exonerated from death […]
Bipartisan group of Ohio lawmakers pushes to end state’s death penalty
Contact: Hannah Kubbins, [email protected] 740-877-7390 (Columbus, OH) — This morning, Senators Nickie Antonio (D-23) and Stephen Huffman (R-5) announced their intention to introduce a bill that will repeal Ohio’s death penalty. The Senators were joined by colleagues from both sides of the political aisle, as well as leaders from Ohioans To Stop Executions, a statewide […]