COLUMBUS, Ohio — A group of conservative lawmakers and stakeholders took to the podium on Tuesday with a common plea — stop executions in our state. Their reasons for wanting the death penalty out of Ohio range from theological, to moral, to financial It costs Ohio an estimated $1 million to try a death penalty case […]
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Conservative group vows to end death penalty
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.
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.