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Appeals Court Rules Ohio’s Execution Drug Method Is Constitutional After All
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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A federal appeals court says an execution set for next May can go forward, because the condemned killer didn’t prove his claim that the state’s three-drug execution method is unconstitutional. Attorneys for Wayne… Read More
DeWine Dismisses Proposal to Use Fentanyl for Executions
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is dismissing a legislator’s proposal to use the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl to execute death row inmates as the state struggles to… Read More
Ohio Lawmaker Suggests Using Confiscated Fentanyl For Executions
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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The refusal of pharmaceutical companies to sell the state drugs to use in executions has capital punishment at a virtual standstill in Ohio. A state lawmaker said he has a… Read More
Governor: Ohio Having Difficulty Finding Execution Drugs
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Gov. Mike DeWine says the state is having difficulty finding a new set of execution drugs following concerns raised by a judge over the constitutionality of… Read More
Ohio House Approves Death Penalty ‘Mental Illness’ Bill
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio House has approved a bill prohibiting the executions of defendants if they’re found to have had a “serious mental illness” at the time of… Read More
Bill Would Bar Death Penalty If ‘Serious Mental Illness’
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A bill now in Ohio’s legislature would allow people convicted of aggravated murder to avoid the death penalty if they’re found to have had a “serious… Read More
DeWine Says New Lethal Injection Protocol Coming Soon
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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The Ohio Supreme Court has added a new inmate to the execution schedule – though Gov. Mike DeWine has delayed four executions until a new way to carry them out is developed…. Read More
Judge Tosses Death Sentence of Man on Death Row Since 1988
By: Associated Press
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CLEVELAND (AP) – A judge in Ohio has ruled that a man who’s been on death row for more than 30 years is intellectually disabled and has thrown out his… Read More
Man Whose Death Sentence Overturned Gets 26 Years to Life
By: Associated Press
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MARION, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio man whose 1994 death sentence for the rape and slaying of a woman was overturned has been resentenced to 26 years to life in… Read More
Prosecutor: Time to Discuss New Execution Method
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A veteran prosecutor and longtime critic of delaying executions says it’s time for Ohio to consider new execution methods after a new round of delays was… Read More
DeWine Delays 3 More Executions While Drugs Reviewed
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gov. Mike DeWine on Thursday delayed three additional executions to give the Ohio prison system time to develop a new lethal injection method, responding to a… Read More
Man who Pleaded Guilty in 4 Lawrence County Slayings Sentenced to Death
By: Associated Press
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IRONTON, Ohio (AP) — A man who pleaded guilty in the deadly Ohio shootings of four relatives, including a young boy, has been sentenced to the death penalty. A panel… Read More
Governor Says ‘No Executions’ Without Court-Backed Drugs
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Recent statements and actions by Gov. Mike DeWine suggest Ohio could go years without executing another death row inmate. Last month, the Republican governor ordered the prison system… Read More
Court Orders Prison System To Share More Lethal Drug Records
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that the state prison system must share more requested records on the acquisition and supply of its lethal-injection drugs. The… Read More
Catholic Church Now Formally Opposes Death Penalty In All Cases
By: Merrit Kennedy | NPR
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It’s a shift for the church, which used to consider the death penalty an “acceptable, albeit extreme, means of safeguarding the common good” in response to certain crimes.
Supreme Court Sets Execution Date For Man Who Killed Couple
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio Supreme Court has set an execution date for a man convicted of stabbing to death an elderly couple inside their home. The court on… Read More
Supreme Court Sets Execution Date In 25-Year-Old Conviction
By: Associated Press
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The Ohio Supreme Court has set a 2017 execution date for a death row inmate sentenced to die more than 25 years ago. Records show that Melvin Bonnell shot 23-year-old… Read More
Agreement Reached Over Lethal Injection Information Request
By: Associated Press
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An agreement has been reached over death row inmates’ subpoenas of Board of Pharmacy information about drugs used for lethal injection in Ohio. At issue were attempts by inmates’ lawyers… Read More
Ohio Inmates Appeal In 1st Amendment Lethal Injection Case
By: Associated Press
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Four death row inmates challenging an Ohio law that shields the names of companies providing lethal injection drugs have appealed a judge’s dismissal of their lawsuit. The inmates argue the… Read More