One of the least visible and most powerful actors in our entire system is the prosecutor — often referred to as a district attorney or the DA. They decide what cases take precedence, which crimes to charge, and what sentences to pursue — including, in 25 states, whether or not to seek the death penalty. […]
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Death penalty: road to repeal
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 […]
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.