A case involving a black man convicted by an all-white jury in Louisiana decades ago may be reopened.
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Cincinnati Man Freed from Death Row Gets Help From a Stranger
Making a living hasn’t been easy for Derrick Jamison. The Cincinnati man was imprisoned for two decades for a crime he didn’t commit. He was also released just one day before his scheduled execution. Since then, he said it has been difficult to find work. But all that changed this week after a Covington auto […]
INTERACTIVE: Death Penalty Investigation Reveals Strong Opinions Against Ohio’s Death Penalty
Joe Byrne is a former supporter of the death penalty who now opposes it. His wife, Sherry, was abducted, raped and murdered in 1985. Her killer, David Brewer of Greene County, was executed in 2003. In a telephone interview, Joe said he now views the death penalty and the appeals process as a waste of […]