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In the next General Assembly session, state legislative leaders should take up the common sense reforms recommended by the Supreme Court Task Force.  But they should immediately put aside the “secret executions” bill that will inevitably make Ohio’s death penalty system more flawed than it is already.

“These men spent nearly four decades in prison. Right now they have nothing,” said Kevin Werner, executive director of Ohioans to Stop Executions.

He spent his 18th birthday on death row. His mother, a brother and a sister died while he was in prison. His brother got to within three weeks of an execution date. “It just blew my mind!” Ajamu said.