Ohio’s death penalty has been notoriously riddled with problems for years, including four botched executions in less than a decade, a growing mountain of evidence illustrating vast racial and geographic disparities, and seven exonerations since 2003.
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Appeals court panel upholds secrecy order for Ohio’s execution drugs
A federal appeals court panel on Friday upheld a protective order shielding the state of Ohio from having to disclose the names of those who make or use the state’s lethal-injection drugs.
Kasich postpones first two executions scheduled next year
Gov. John Kasich has briefly postponed the first two executions scheduled next year. Kasich reset the execution of Ronald Phillips of Summit County, scheduled for Jan. 12, to Feb. 15, and pushed the Feb. 15 execution of Raymond Tibbetts to April 12.