Ohioans are ready to end the death penalty. We know it is a failed policy that is an ineffective response to violence. It harms victims’ families, risks executing innocent people, and costs taxpayers untold millions of dollars more than alternatives.
9/10
In Ohio, 9 out of 10 death penalty cases do not result in an execution.
10x
Death penalty cases can be up to 10 times more expensive than non-death penalty cases.
5:1
For every 5 executions in Ohio, 1 person has been exonerated.
$4 million
Lawmakers allocated $4 million to prosecute Pike County murders in 2016. The cases are still unresolved, with 4 of the 5 defendants already sentenced to something other than death.
52%
In 2023, 52% of Ohioans supported replacing the death penalty with a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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11
Since 2007, eleven states have abolished the death penalty, including Virginia in 2021.
The millions of Ohio dollars being spent on this risky and expensive punishment that does not even keep us safe can be used for much needed counseling and other services for the families of murder victims.
32
Thirty-two states either have no death penalty or have not had an execution in the last 10 years.
There is no reliable evidence that the death penalty is a deterrent to violent crime.
35
In 2020, 35 conservative leaders from Ohio signed a national statement in support of ending the death penalty
Death sentences and executions have been declining nationally and in Ohio for two decades, with rates plummeting in recent years.
