A federal judge ordered a temporary moratorium on Ohio executions while legal issues related to new lethal-injection procedures are worked out in court. The order, issued Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Gregory L. Frost, stops the scheduled July 2 execution of Ronald Phillips of Summit County and the Aug. 6 execution of William Montgomery of […]
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Death Penalty Task Force Releases Final Report
A panel of 22 judges, lawyers, and policymakers that studied the death penalty in Ohio for more than two years today released its final report and recommendations designed to improve the system. The report will now be reviewed by the Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court and by the president of the Ohio State […]
VIDEO: Chairman of Task Force and Former Prosecutor Urges Adoption of Recommendations
On May 6th, Ohioans to Stop Executions was in Wapakoneta, Ohio for our Voices of Experience speaker series. Voices of Experience connects individuals who have first-hand experience with Ohio’s death penalty system with Ohioans throughout the state. Watch an exclusive excerpt of the May 6th event below, featuring The Honorable Judge James Brogran. Judge Brogan is a former prosecutor […]