In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the number of pro-life Ohioans who are joining the movement to end the death penalty in Ohio. These individuals believe that all life is sacred, including the lives of those who have been convicted of heinous crimes. One of the main reasons why pro-life Ohioans […]
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Letter: Ohio must follow other states’ leads and abolish death penalty
The first death row inmate to be statutorily removed from death row due to severe mental illness at the time of his crime was resentenced to life imprisonment without parole last week. This first exemption is a welcome small step in our movement away from the death penalty, but it is time to abandon the […]
Letter to the Editor: Death penalty offers only a false promise of closure and justice
I read Kyle Kirker’s op-ed “Schmidt wrong to put convicts above victims” and as someone who lost a loved one to murder, I can tell you that Mr. Kirker is extremely wrong in his assessment of HB 183 and the abolition of Ohio’s death penalty. I applaud Rep. Jean Schmidt and her efforts to abolish […]