COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX/WTTE) — Activists have pushed to end the death penalty for years but there’s a new effort to abolish it by a new group of more recent converts – conservative Republicans. Read more here.
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Conservative group seeks end to death penalty in Ohio
COLUMBUS (AP) — A newly formed conservative group is seeking an end to the death penalty in Ohio at a time when executions have ground to a halt in the state and the House speaker has questioned whether capital punishment should be reconsidered. Read more here.
In Ohio, talk of death penalty repeal is building
Ohio’s execution backlog is growing, with 25 scheduled to be put to death and 115 others sitting on death row. Meanwhile, Gov. Mike DeWine has granted 11 stays of execution since he took office just over a year ago as the state has struggled to find a humane, practical way to kill its condemned. Read […]