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A Walk to Stop Executions
A number of organizations are coming together this fall to organize a walk to stop executions. The walk will begin at Southern Ohio Correctional Facility (SOCF) in Lucasville on Oct. 4 and end at the Ohio Statehouse Oct. 10.
Quinnipiac Poll Shows More Americans Favor Life Without Parole Than Death Penalty
The latest Quinnipiac poll administered in May of this year showed that 48% of Americans favored life without parole for convicted murderers, compared to 43% who favored the death penalty.
Does failed execution attempt mean Ohio prisoner can avoid death penalty?
Ohio’s unusual pending death-penalty case, involving an inmate the state already tried but failed to execute, will be argued on Tuesday before the Ohio Supreme Court.
Our View: Joining Forces Against the Death Penalty
Regardless of the crime, there is no humane way to put a man or woman to death because of it.
Other conservative states may follow Nebraska in abolishing death penalty
“A lot of states have stopped making this a partisan issue, and started to make it a conscience issue,” Silberstein told The Associated Press. “The party’s not going to tell you how to vote.”
Ohio Gov. Kasich talks death penalty on NBC’s “Meet the Press”
Kasich noted the scarcity of the single drug Ohio plans to use puts the death penalty in a tricky situation. But he says he still supports it.
Death penalty should not apply to the seriously mentally ill: editorial
As long as the death penalty remains on Ohio’s books, the provisions of SB 162 would be a step toward guaranteeing that justice is served more fairly and humanely.
Nebraska Abolishes the Death Penalty
Nebraska on Wednesday became the first conservative in more than 40 years to abolish the death penalty.