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Ohio Governor Delays More Executions Amidst Drug Shortage

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has delayed two death row inmates’ 2021 executions as the state’s unofficial death penalty moratorium continues.

In this November 2005 file photo, Larry Greene, public information director of the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, demonstrates how a curtain is pulled between the death chamber and witness room at the prison in Lucasville, Ohio.
In this November 2005 file photo, Larry Greene, public information director of the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, demonstrates how a curtain is pulled between the death chamber and witness room at the prison in Lucasville, Ohio. (AP Photo| Kiichiro Sato, File)

The announcement comes as Ohio struggles to find an adequate supply of drugs for lethal injection.

The Republican governor’s warrants of reprieve were issued Friday for condemned prisoners Melvin Bonnell and Cleveland Jackson.

One reprieve moved Bonnell’s execution from March 18, 2021 to Oct. 18, 2023.

The other reprieve moved Jackson’s execution from Jan. 13, 2021 to June 15, 2023.

DeWine has said the state is at a standstill because it’s unable to obtain drugs.