Death penalty opponents are hopeful the pope’s calls to stop the use of capital punishment worldwide will resonate in Ohio, where executions have been highly criticized.
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OTSE STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO REPORT ON RACIAL AND GEOGRAPHIC DISPARITY IN THE APPLICATION OF THE DEATH PENALTY IN OHIO
Ohioans to Stop Executions Director Kevin Werner issued the following statement in response to new research released today by Political Science Professor Frank Baumgartner of the University of North Carolina. The study, which examined data related to perpetrators and victims in Ohio’s 53 current-era executions, found that the race and gender of the victim significantly […]
New Study Finds Vast Racial and Geographic Disparities in Ohio Executions
Homicides of White Females Six Times More Likely to Result in Execution Than Homicides of Black Males *** READ THE STUDY HERE. *** New research released today by Political Science Professor Frank Baumgartner of the University of North Carolina reveals significant and troubling racial, gender, and geographic disparities with regards to who is executed in […]