A bill that would abolish the death penalty in Ohio and replace it with a life sentence without parole was officially introduced Wednesday.
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Parole board rejects condemned Ohio inmate’s mercy request
The Ohio Parole Board on Friday rejected a request for mercy from a condemned inmate who argues he had such a bad childhood and is in such poor health that he should be spared from execution next month.
A Long Decline in Executions Takes a Detour
For years, the number of prisoners put to death in the United States has been in decline. That is still true, but with a wrinkle: this year will be the first since 2009 in which there were more executions than the year before.