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Gov. Mike DeWine says he’ll make announcement on Ohio’s death penalty in January

COLUMBUS, Ohio—After years of repeatedly announcing postponements of scheduled executions in Ohio, Gov. Mike DeWine has now scheduled a new death-penalty announcement for next month: one about his ...
NBC4 Columbus

Former Ohio legislators who passed death penalty law now support abolition bill

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Efforts to abolish capital punishment in Ohio are heating up with a bipartisan bill that has drawn the support of former lawmakers who helped enact the state’s death penalty ...
Columbus Dispatch

Will Ohio end its death penalty stalemate? Victims, prisoners wait for answers

Ohio has not carried out an execution since 2018, creating a de facto moratorium under Gov. Mike DeWine. State lawmakers are at an impasse over whether to abolish capital punishment or authorize new ...