Ohio’s death penalty is on hold, but the delay won’t prevent more than 100 local anti-capital punishment activists from boarding buses Tuesday morning for a lobby day in Columbus. Read more at The Cincinnati Enquirer
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Death-penalty Opponents to Present Clergy Letter to Ohio Lawmakers
The Rev. Richard Burnett is one of about 325 faith leaders who have signed a letter on the issue that will be given to state lawmakers next Tuesday, when Ohioans to Stop Executions will hold a legislative lobby day at the Statehouse. Read the full article at The Columbus Dispatch
Retired Supreme Court Justice to Receive First Terry J. Collins Award
Retired Ohio Supreme Court Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton will be the first recipient of The Terry J. Collins Award on April 12 at an event at the Statehouse. The award recognizes a leader in government who once supported and/or implemented the death penalty. Like Collins, the recipient must not only have reversed positions on the […]