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Death penalty ruling may pave way for national abolitionists
A sweeping decision this week by the Connecticut Supreme Court found the death penalty no longer meets society’s evolving standards of decency…
Bishops’ Chairmen Renew Push To End Death Penalty, Cite Progress of Last Decade
“Our faith tradition offers a unique perspective on crime and punishment , one grounded in mercy and healing, not punishment for its own sake.”
Democratic, GOP lawmakers propose ending Ohio death penalty
Two Ohio lawmakers, one Democrat and one Republican, are teaming up in the latest attempt to eliminate capital punishment in the state.
U.S. appeals court stays Ohio death row inmate’s potential execution
Moore admonished the lower court for relying on intelligence tests that are imprecise and said the childhood IQ score “was directly relevant to the obviously extremely important issue of whether Williams should live or die based on his intellectual functioning.”
Ohio is having trouble finding execution drugs, state official says
State legislators passed an execution secrecy law late last year in hopes that it would persuade small-scale drug manufacturers called compounding pharmacies to sell Ohio sodium thiopental or pentobarbital. But the American Pharmacists Association, as well as many compounding pharmacists in Ohio, have voiced reluctance to make and sell execution drugs.
Duty to execute with dignity
What state lawmakers here can do is take the next step in implementing the recommendations of the task force that examined ways to make improvements.
Toledo Blade Editorial: Executing vigilance
Given botched executions with midazolam in Ohio and other states, including Oklahoma and Arizona, the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction should not resume using it for executions.
Supreme Court ruling’s effect on Ohio’s execution method unclear
Mike Brickner, senior policy director with the Ohio chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, said the ruling does not mean Ohio will go back to midazolam. “They’re searching for a new drug for executions, but with the secrecy bill passed last year, I don’t know a lot about what’s going on with that,” he […]