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February 19, 2021

TWO NEW WRONGFUL DEATH SENTENCES IDENTIFIED IN OHIO

Cuyahoga County Has 2nd-Most Wrongful Death Sentences in the United States. Statement of Hannah Kubbins, Executive Director of Ohioans to Stop Executions On Thursday, the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) announced the addition of 11 previously unidentified cases to the official list of death row exonerations, increasing the national total of persons exonerated from death […]

February 18, 2021

Bipartisan group of Ohio lawmakers pushes to end state’s death penalty

Contact: Hannah Kubbins, [email protected] 740-877-7390 (Columbus, OH) — This morning, Senators Nickie Antonio (D-23) and Stephen Huffman (R-5) announced their intention to introduce a bill that will repeal Ohio’s death penalty. The Senators were joined by colleagues from both sides of the political aisle, as well as leaders from Ohioans To Stop Executions, a statewide […]

September 15, 2020

Racial Bias in Ohio’s Death Penalty Is Part of National Pattern New Report Illustrates Death Penalty’s Roots in Slavery, Lynching, Segregation

  Racial Bias in Ohio’s Death Penalty Is Part of National Pattern New Report Illustrates Death Penalty’s Roots in Slavery, Lynching, Segregation   (Columbus, OH) — The death penalty in Ohio is part of a nationwide pattern of racial injustice in capital punishment. As demonstrated in Enduring Injustice, a new report on race and the […]

January 25, 2019

Governor DeWine Issues Reprieve, Postpones Execution

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:          Hannah Kubbins, [email protected]   GOVERNOR DEWINE ISSUES REPRIEVE, POSTPONES EXECUTION COLUMBUS, OH—January 25, 2019—Governor Mike DeWine today issued a reprieve to Warren K. “Keith” Henness, who was scheduled to be executed February 13, 2019. Mr. Henness’ execution date was postponed until September 12, 2019. Attorneys representing Mr. Henness issued a statement saying: […]

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February 19, 2021

TWO NEW WRONGFUL DEATH SENTENCES IDENTIFIED IN OHIO

Cuyahoga County Has 2nd-Most Wrongful Death Sentences in the United States. Statement of Hannah Kubbins, Executive Director of Ohioans to Stop Executions On Thursday, the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) announced the addition of 11 previously unidentified cases to the official list of death row exonerations, increasing the national total of persons exonerated from death […]

February 18, 2021

Bipartisan group of Ohio lawmakers pushes to end state’s death penalty

Contact: Hannah Kubbins, [email protected] 740-877-7390 (Columbus, OH) — This morning, Senators Nickie Antonio (D-23) and Stephen Huffman (R-5) announced their intention to introduce a bill that will repeal Ohio’s death penalty. The Senators were joined by colleagues from both sides of the political aisle, as well as leaders from Ohioans To Stop Executions, a statewide […]

September 15, 2020

Racial Bias in Ohio’s Death Penalty Is Part of National Pattern New Report Illustrates Death Penalty’s Roots in Slavery, Lynching, Segregation

  Racial Bias in Ohio’s Death Penalty Is Part of National Pattern New Report Illustrates Death Penalty’s Roots in Slavery, Lynching, Segregation   (Columbus, OH) — The death penalty in Ohio is part of a nationwide pattern of racial injustice in capital punishment. As demonstrated in Enduring Injustice, a new report on race and the […]

January 25, 2019

Governor DeWine Issues Reprieve, Postpones Execution

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:          Hannah Kubbins, [email protected]   GOVERNOR DEWINE ISSUES REPRIEVE, POSTPONES EXECUTION COLUMBUS, OH—January 25, 2019—Governor Mike DeWine today issued a reprieve to Warren K. “Keith” Henness, who was scheduled to be executed February 13, 2019. Mr. Henness’ execution date was postponed until September 12, 2019. Attorneys representing Mr. Henness issued a statement saying: […]

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February 19, 2021

TWO NEW WRONGFUL DEATH SENTENCES IDENTIFIED IN OHIO

Cuyahoga County Has 2nd-Most Wrongful Death Sentences in the United States. Statement of Hannah Kubbins, Executive Director of Ohioans to Stop Executions On Thursday, the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) announced the addition of 11 previously unidentified cases to the official list of death row exonerations, increasing the national total of persons exonerated from death […]

February 18, 2021

Bipartisan group of Ohio lawmakers pushes to end state’s death penalty

Contact: Hannah Kubbins, [email protected] 740-877-7390 (Columbus, OH) — This morning, Senators Nickie Antonio (D-23) and Stephen Huffman (R-5) announced their intention to introduce a bill that will repeal Ohio’s death penalty. The Senators were joined by colleagues from both sides of the political aisle, as well as leaders from Ohioans To Stop Executions, a statewide […]

September 15, 2020

Racial Bias in Ohio’s Death Penalty Is Part of National Pattern New Report Illustrates Death Penalty’s Roots in Slavery, Lynching, Segregation

  Racial Bias in Ohio’s Death Penalty Is Part of National Pattern New Report Illustrates Death Penalty’s Roots in Slavery, Lynching, Segregation   (Columbus, OH) — The death penalty in Ohio is part of a nationwide pattern of racial injustice in capital punishment. As demonstrated in Enduring Injustice, a new report on race and the […]

January 25, 2019

Governor DeWine Issues Reprieve, Postpones Execution

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:          Hannah Kubbins, [email protected]   GOVERNOR DEWINE ISSUES REPRIEVE, POSTPONES EXECUTION COLUMBUS, OH—January 25, 2019—Governor Mike DeWine today issued a reprieve to Warren K. “Keith” Henness, who was scheduled to be executed February 13, 2019. Mr. Henness’ execution date was postponed until September 12, 2019. Attorneys representing Mr. Henness issued a statement saying: […]

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February 19, 2021

TWO NEW WRONGFUL DEATH SENTENCES IDENTIFIED IN OHIO

Cuyahoga County Has 2nd-Most Wrongful Death Sentences in the United States. Statement of Hannah Kubbins, Executive Director of Ohioans to Stop Executions On Thursday, the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) announced the addition of 11 previously unidentified cases to the official list of death row exonerations, increasing the national total of persons exonerated from death […]

February 18, 2021

Bipartisan group of Ohio lawmakers pushes to end state’s death penalty

Contact: Hannah Kubbins, [email protected] 740-877-7390 (Columbus, OH) — This morning, Senators Nickie Antonio (D-23) and Stephen Huffman (R-5) announced their intention to introduce a bill that will repeal Ohio’s death penalty. The Senators were joined by colleagues from both sides of the political aisle, as well as leaders from Ohioans To Stop Executions, a statewide […]

September 15, 2020

Racial Bias in Ohio’s Death Penalty Is Part of National Pattern New Report Illustrates Death Penalty’s Roots in Slavery, Lynching, Segregation

  Racial Bias in Ohio’s Death Penalty Is Part of National Pattern New Report Illustrates Death Penalty’s Roots in Slavery, Lynching, Segregation   (Columbus, OH) — The death penalty in Ohio is part of a nationwide pattern of racial injustice in capital punishment. As demonstrated in Enduring Injustice, a new report on race and the […]

January 25, 2019

Governor DeWine Issues Reprieve, Postpones Execution

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:          Hannah Kubbins, [email protected]   GOVERNOR DEWINE ISSUES REPRIEVE, POSTPONES EXECUTION COLUMBUS, OH—January 25, 2019—Governor Mike DeWine today issued a reprieve to Warren K. “Keith” Henness, who was scheduled to be executed February 13, 2019. Mr. Henness’ execution date was postponed until September 12, 2019. Attorneys representing Mr. Henness issued a statement saying: […]

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February 19, 2021

TWO NEW WRONGFUL DEATH SENTENCES IDENTIFIED IN OHIO

Cuyahoga County Has 2nd-Most Wrongful Death Sentences in the United States. Statement of Hannah Kubbins, Executive Director of Ohioans to Stop Executions On Thursday, the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) announced the addition of 11 previously unidentified cases to the official list of death row exonerations, increasing the national total of persons exonerated from death […]

February 18, 2021

Bipartisan group of Ohio lawmakers pushes to end state’s death penalty

Contact: Hannah Kubbins, [email protected] 740-877-7390 (Columbus, OH) — This morning, Senators Nickie Antonio (D-23) and Stephen Huffman (R-5) announced their intention to introduce a bill that will repeal Ohio’s death penalty. The Senators were joined by colleagues from both sides of the political aisle, as well as leaders from Ohioans To Stop Executions, a statewide […]

September 15, 2020

Racial Bias in Ohio’s Death Penalty Is Part of National Pattern New Report Illustrates Death Penalty’s Roots in Slavery, Lynching, Segregation

  Racial Bias in Ohio’s Death Penalty Is Part of National Pattern New Report Illustrates Death Penalty’s Roots in Slavery, Lynching, Segregation   (Columbus, OH) — The death penalty in Ohio is part of a nationwide pattern of racial injustice in capital punishment. As demonstrated in Enduring Injustice, a new report on race and the […]

January 25, 2019

Governor DeWine Issues Reprieve, Postpones Execution

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:          Hannah Kubbins, [email protected]   GOVERNOR DEWINE ISSUES REPRIEVE, POSTPONES EXECUTION COLUMBUS, OH—January 25, 2019—Governor Mike DeWine today issued a reprieve to Warren K. “Keith” Henness, who was scheduled to be executed February 13, 2019. Mr. Henness’ execution date was postponed until September 12, 2019. Attorneys representing Mr. Henness issued a statement saying: […]

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February 19, 2021

TWO NEW WRONGFUL DEATH SENTENCES IDENTIFIED IN OHIO

Cuyahoga County Has 2nd-Most Wrongful Death Sentences in the United States. Statement of Hannah Kubbins, Executive Director of Ohioans to Stop Executions On Thursday, the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) announced the addition of 11 previously unidentified cases to the official list of death row exonerations, increasing the national total of persons exonerated from death […]

February 18, 2021

Bipartisan group of Ohio lawmakers pushes to end state’s death penalty

Contact: Hannah Kubbins, [email protected] 740-877-7390 (Columbus, OH) — This morning, Senators Nickie Antonio (D-23) and Stephen Huffman (R-5) announced their intention to introduce a bill that will repeal Ohio’s death penalty. The Senators were joined by colleagues from both sides of the political aisle, as well as leaders from Ohioans To Stop Executions, a statewide […]

September 15, 2020

Racial Bias in Ohio’s Death Penalty Is Part of National Pattern New Report Illustrates Death Penalty’s Roots in Slavery, Lynching, Segregation

  Racial Bias in Ohio’s Death Penalty Is Part of National Pattern New Report Illustrates Death Penalty’s Roots in Slavery, Lynching, Segregation   (Columbus, OH) — The death penalty in Ohio is part of a nationwide pattern of racial injustice in capital punishment. As demonstrated in Enduring Injustice, a new report on race and the […]

January 25, 2019

Governor DeWine Issues Reprieve, Postpones Execution

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:          Hannah Kubbins, [email protected]   GOVERNOR DEWINE ISSUES REPRIEVE, POSTPONES EXECUTION COLUMBUS, OH—January 25, 2019—Governor Mike DeWine today issued a reprieve to Warren K. “Keith” Henness, who was scheduled to be executed February 13, 2019. Mr. Henness’ execution date was postponed until September 12, 2019. Attorneys representing Mr. Henness issued a statement saying: […]

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February 19, 2021

TWO NEW WRONGFUL DEATH SENTENCES IDENTIFIED IN OHIO

Cuyahoga County Has 2nd-Most Wrongful Death Sentences in the United States. Statement of Hannah Kubbins, Executive Director of Ohioans to Stop Executions On Thursday, the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) announced the addition of 11 previously unidentified cases to the official list of death row exonerations, increasing the national total of persons exonerated from death […]

February 18, 2021

Bipartisan group of Ohio lawmakers pushes to end state’s death penalty

Contact: Hannah Kubbins, [email protected] 740-877-7390 (Columbus, OH) — This morning, Senators Nickie Antonio (D-23) and Stephen Huffman (R-5) announced their intention to introduce a bill that will repeal Ohio’s death penalty. The Senators were joined by colleagues from both sides of the political aisle, as well as leaders from Ohioans To Stop Executions, a statewide […]

September 15, 2020

Racial Bias in Ohio’s Death Penalty Is Part of National Pattern New Report Illustrates Death Penalty’s Roots in Slavery, Lynching, Segregation

  Racial Bias in Ohio’s Death Penalty Is Part of National Pattern New Report Illustrates Death Penalty’s Roots in Slavery, Lynching, Segregation   (Columbus, OH) — The death penalty in Ohio is part of a nationwide pattern of racial injustice in capital punishment. As demonstrated in Enduring Injustice, a new report on race and the […]

January 25, 2019

Governor DeWine Issues Reprieve, Postpones Execution

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:          Hannah Kubbins, [email protected]   GOVERNOR DEWINE ISSUES REPRIEVE, POSTPONES EXECUTION COLUMBUS, OH—January 25, 2019—Governor Mike DeWine today issued a reprieve to Warren K. “Keith” Henness, who was scheduled to be executed February 13, 2019. Mr. Henness’ execution date was postponed until September 12, 2019. Attorneys representing Mr. Henness issued a statement saying: […]

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