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Court rejects arguments raised by ill Ohio death row inmate
A federal appeals court has rejected arguments attempting to stop the execution next month of a condemned Ohio inmate who says he’s too ill for lethal injection.
Bill introduced to abolish death penalty in Ohio
A bill that would abolish the death penalty in Ohio and replace it with a life sentence without parole was officially introduced Wednesday.
Parole board rejects condemned Ohio inmate’s mercy request
The Ohio Parole Board on Friday rejected a request for mercy from a condemned inmate who argues he had such a bad childhood and is in such poor health that he should be spared from execution next month.
A Long Decline in Executions Takes a Detour
For years, the number of prisoners put to death in the United States has been in decline. That is still true, but with a wrinkle: this year will be the first since 2009 in which there were more executions than the year before.
Attorneys: Convicted killer too sick to be put to death
Death row inmate Alva Campbell, once dubbed “the poster child for the death penalty” for a deadly carjacking outside the Franklin County Courthouse 20 years ago, is now too sick to be put to death, his attorneys and advocates say.
Justice, mental illness and the death penalty
House Bill 81 would remedy what plainly is an injustice, jurors getting wrong the intent of the law. The judge would rule during a pretrial hearing on whether the evidence shows the presence of a serious mental illness. If the answer is yes, the process would move ahead without the death penalty. That is the responsible course, and why House Bill 81 deserves passage soon.
Records show Ohio has plenty of execution drugs
Ohio has been able to replenish part of its lethal drug supply in recent months, and could carry out nearly 20 additional executions under certain conditions, according to new records obtained by The Associated Press.
Federal judge denies requests to halt 2 Ohio executions
A federal judge has rejected requests from two condemned Ohio inmates to put a temporary stop to their upcoming executions. Lawyers for both inmates argue the first drug in Ohio’s lethal injection process creates the risk that prisoners being put to death will suffer serious pain.