Change of Heart: Conservative former justice officials seek to reform Ohio’s death penalty
“We will, and we have in the past, executed innocent people,” Petro says. “That’s an overwhelming thought, but I know it to be a fact.”
Read More Increasingly, Ohio juries choosing life in prison instead of death
A poll conducted by Quinnipiac University in May found Ohio voters favor the death penalty 69 percent to 25 percent for people convicted of murder. But when offered a choice […]
Read MoreJim Petro: Ohio shouldn’t risk executing innocent
As a legislator, I voted in favor of reinstating Ohio’s death penalty law in 1981. As attorney general, I oversaw 18 executions in accordance with Ohio law, but increasingly I […]
Read MoreGov. Kasich should move to abolish executions, not schedule them anew: editorial
It’s time Ohio joined 18 other states and Washington, D.C., which have all abolished the death penalty – a practice this editorial board believes is unjust, immoral and too costly. […]
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