/tags/death-penalty Death Penalty en-US Copyright Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:40:00 GMT /2025-04-18/executions-stand-still-in-ohio-but-the-death-penalty-debate-persists The standstill is due in part to pharmaceutical companies’ opposition to use of their products in the drug concoction that creates a lethal injection in Ohio Dr. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:40:00 GMT /2025-04-18/executions-stand-still-in-ohio-but-the-death-penalty-debate-persists Sarah Donaldson /politics-government/2025-02-14/ohio-gov-mike-dewine-postpones-3-executions-scheduled-for-this-year Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has extended the state's unofficial death penalty moratorium once again with the postponements of three more executions scheduled for this year. Fri, 14 Feb 2025 13:56:45 GMT /politics-government/2025-02-14/ohio-gov-mike-dewine-postpones-3-executions-scheduled-for-this-year The Associated Press /2025-01-28/ohio-lawmakers-finalizing-bill-that-ends-executions-with-an-anti-abortion-measure-attached Four Ohio lawmakers are preparing to introduce identical bipartisan bills that legislate what they call end-of-life procedures. Wed, 29 Jan 2025 01:04:20 GMT /2025-01-28/ohio-lawmakers-finalizing-bill-that-ends-executions-with-an-anti-abortion-measure-attached Sarah Donaldson /2024-11-13/ohio-anti-death-penalty-lawmakers-say-proposals-to-end-executions-dont-have-enough-votes A perennial bill to abolish Ohio’s death penalty got another hearing Wednesday morning, but there’s little time left for it to move this year. Thu, 14 Nov 2024 03:23:19 GMT /2024-11-13/ohio-anti-death-penalty-lawmakers-say-proposals-to-end-executions-dont-have-enough-votes Sarah Donaldson /politics-government/2024-10-25/shayla-favor-or-john-rutan-next-franklin-county-prosecutor-to-be-chosen-in-november-election Republican defense attorney John Rutan is running against Democratic Columbus City Councilwoman Shayla Favor to be the next Franklin County Prosecutor. Fri, 25 Oct 2024 20:49:19 GMT /politics-government/2024-10-25/shayla-favor-or-john-rutan-next-franklin-county-prosecutor-to-be-chosen-in-november-election George Shillcock /2024-04-02/attorney-general-report-says-ohios-death-penalty-is-unworkable-as-he-backs-bill-to-change-it Ohio’s attorney general says the state’s death penalty is “unworkable” as is, and he’s backing a plan to make a major change to it. Tue, 02 Apr 2024 16:53:27 GMT /2024-04-02/attorney-general-report-says-ohios-death-penalty-is-unworkable-as-he-backs-bill-to-change-it Karen Kasler /show/all-sides/2024-02-06/some-lawmakers-want-to-reinstate-the-death-penalty-in-ohio The recent execution of a man in Alabama using nitrogen has led some states, including Ohio, to consider reinstating the death penalty. Tue, 06 Feb 2024 10:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2024-02-06/some-lawmakers-want-to-reinstate-the-death-penalty-in-ohio /2024-02-01/opponents-of-nitrogen-executions-bill-cite-ohios-ban-on-gas-for-pet-euthanasia Ohio outlawed putting down pets by suffocating them with gas, and all but a handful of lawmakers backed that bill when it moved through the legislature in 2022. Fri, 02 Feb 2024 04:52:42 GMT /2024-02-01/opponents-of-nitrogen-executions-bill-cite-ohios-ban-on-gas-for-pet-euthanasia Sarah Donaldson /2024-01-30/dewine-shares-few-thoughts-about-bill-to-add-nitrogen-to-ohios-death-penalty-options Some Republican lawmakers want to move executions forward for the first time since 2018—none have happened since Gov. Mike DeWine took office. Wed, 31 Jan 2024 03:40:28 GMT /2024-01-30/dewine-shares-few-thoughts-about-bill-to-add-nitrogen-to-ohios-death-penalty-options Karen Kasler /2024-01-30/republican-backed-bill-would-add-nitrogen-gas-to-ohios-execution-protocol The bill's introduction comes just days after the state of Alabama used nitrogen gas to execute 58-year-old Kenneth Smith—becoming the first state to do so. Wed, 31 Jan 2024 02:59:31 GMT /2024-01-30/republican-backed-bill-would-add-nitrogen-gas-to-ohios-execution-protocol Sarah Donaldson