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Spring Cleaning at OTSE
With executions currently on hold, the staff at Ohioans to Stop Executions has been hard at work making sure that we’re able to deliver our members the latest news, educational resources, and actions necessary to end the death penalty in Ohio.
Ohio Supreme Court affirms death sentence of only woman on death row
The Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday reaffirmed the death sentence for the only woman on death row in the state. Roberts, 73, is the only woman on death row in Ohio and is incarcerated at the Ohio Reformatory for Women in Marysville.
Court schedules 2nd execution attempt for Ohio killer
The Ohio Supreme Court has set a new execution date for a convicted killer who survived a botched execution attempt in 2009.The court last week scheduled the lethal procedure for death row inmate Romell Broom for June 17, 2020.
Death row inmates granted direct DNA testing through Ohio Supreme Court under new rule
Inmates already on death row may appeal a lower court’s decision rejecting access to DNA testing of evidence directly to the Ohio Supreme Court under a new rule adopted today. The move follows the Supreme Court’s 4-3 decision in December that struck down as unconstitutional part of a state law restricting such appeals in cases involving those already convicted of murder and sentenced to death.
Join us at An Evening for Abolition
You’re invited to a very special open house in Yellow Springs on Saturday, May 6 from 5-6:30 pm. We hope to see you in Yellow Springs. Together, we will end executions in Ohio—and we need your help. We’re ready to make history. Are you?
Kasich delays 9 Ohio executions as court fight continues
Gov. John Kasich on Monday delayed nine executions as a court fight continues over the constitutionality of the state’s lethal injection process, including a contested sedative used in problematic executions in at least three states.
Latest use of sedative keeps death penalty debate alive
Once again, the effectiveness of midazolam has been questioned following executions in Ohio, Arizona and, just this week, Arkansas. That’s where condemned inmate Kenneth Williams lurched and convulsed 20 times during a lethal injection execution Thursday that began with midazolam.
US appeals court to reconsider Ohio lethal injection case
After blocking Ohio from using lethal injection drugs, a federal appeals court has agreed to review its ruling, this time including its entire bench of judges. A reversal could allow the state to execute three death row inmates as scheduled.