Former Ohio Attorney General Joins OTSE Board
Jim & Nancy Petro Bring New Perspectives to Leading Anti-Death Penalty Group Jim and Nancy Petro were elected to the board of directors of Ohioans to Stop Executions on Saturday, […]
Read MoreFrom lethal injection to nitro asphyxia in Ohio?
Ohio last conducted an execution by lethal injection in January 2014, Dennis McGuire gasping, his death coming after an uncommonly long 25 minutes. The state plans to resume executions at […]
Read MoreJim Petro commentary: Death penalty is in decline, but problems remain
“As Ohio attorney general, I oversaw 18 executions in accordance with Ohio law. As a state legislator before that, I helped write Ohio’s current death-penalty law. We thought maybe it […]
Read MoreNew OTSE Report Details Dwindling Death Penalty: Execution Method Debate Is A Distraction
Ohioans to Stop Executions releases its new report on the status of Ohio’s death penalty this week. The report, A Relic of the Past: Ohio’s Dwindling Death Penalty, details a […]
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