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, hannah@otse.org 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 […]
Bipartisan group of Ohio lawmakers pushes to end state’s death penalty
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Ohio lawmakers are again introducing legislation to abolish the state’s death penalty – but this time, there’s growing confidence that the measure has the bipartisan support needed to become law. “We know that the votes exist,” said state Sen. Niraj Antani, a Dayton-area Republican, during a Zoom news conference with supporters of the measure. […]