“As Ohio attorney general, I oversaw 18 executions in accordance with Ohio law. As a state legislator before that, I helped write Ohio’s current death-penalty law. We thought maybe it would be a deterrent. Maybe the death penalty would provide cost savings to Ohio. What I know now is that we were wrong. What I […]
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Dispatch Reporter Has Watched Twenty Men Die
For 17 years, Alan Johnson has reported on Ohio’s executions. It’s a role he’s had to fight for. And one he’d rather not have. via Columbus Monthly
Lobby Day Report, and more!
Once again, Ohioans to Stop Executions and our message was the buzz in the Statehouse. I say once again, because last year we made a big impact too! But this year was different. Death Penalty Lobby Day Results: Millions of Ohioans were reached with our messages via significant media coverage in the Columbus Dispatch, Cleveland.com, […]