While the recommendations wouldn’t eliminate the death penalty in Ohio, the panelists talked about ways the reforms could keep innocent people off death row. Springfield was one of several Ohio stops on the forum tour…
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Ohio prosecutors want death penalty drug info shielded
Shielding information about drugs would set a dangerous precedent, according to the Ohio chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. “The public, the courts and condemned inmates have to feel confident knowing what is used in executions so that they will happen in a humane way,” said ACLU spokesman Mike Brickner…
Fairness of death penalty challenged
Citing data, an Ohio Supreme Court execution task force member challenged the fundamental fairness of the way the death penalty in Ohio is applied…