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Lobby Day Report, and more!
Once again, Ohioans to Stop Executions and our message was the buzz in the Statehouse. I say once again, because last year we made a big impact too! But this year was different. Death Penalty Lobby Day Results: Millions of Ohioans were reached with our messages via significant media coverage in the Columbus Dispatch, Cleveland.com, […]
AM 1370 Interview with Kevin Werner
OTSE Executive Director Kevin Werner interviewed on the Scott Sands Show on Newsradio 1370 (Toledo, Ohio)
Death Penalty Opponents Heading to Columbus
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
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 […]
Statement and Resources on the Passing of Terry Collins
Ohioans to Stop Executions mourns the passing of our friend and colleague, retired Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Director Terry Collins. “Terry was a dear friend and colleague,” said OTSE Executive Director Kevin Werner. “He was thoughtful, honest and so generous sharing his experience and counsel. Terry stood up and advocated for the things […]
Romell Broom ruling allowing serial execution attempts sets up nightmare scenario
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that neither the federal nor the state constitution forbids Ohio from trying to execute someone more than once.
Remembering Terry Collins
Terry traveled to Delaware in 2015 to testify before the Delaware House Judiciary Committee about how the death penalty has nothing to do with keeping prisons safe. Ohioans to Stop Executions mourns the passing of our friend and colleague, Terry Collins, who died unexpectedly on March 17, 2016. The Columbus Dispatch broke the news with […]