Op-Ed: Actually, the Founders Rejected the Death Penalty
Washington, Adams and others embraced views of an Italian writer who opposed the punishment…
Read More Pope Francis calls for abolishing death penalty and life imprisonment
“It is impossible to imagine that states today cannot make use of another means than capital punishment to defend peoples’ lives from an unjust aggressor,” the pope said Oct. 23 […]
Read MoreLourdes to host panel on Ohio death penalty
The forum, which will take place at the Franciscan Center, features Derrick Jamison, who spent nearly 20 years on death row before he was exonerated in 2005; Charles Keith, whose […]
Read MoreAn opportunity to rethink the death penalty (Akron Beacon Journal editorial)
The next execution in Ohio is scheduled for February. That means lawmakers must act soon on the DeWine guidance. Better to see this moment as an opportunity, if not to […]
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