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Browse the facts below to get a better idea of what Ohio’s death penalty system looks like. You can explore each number further by clicking “More.”


9

The number of innocent men freed from death row in Ohio since 1976. More  ➨

21.3

The average number of years spent on death row by innocent men before exoneration. More  ➨

39%

Percentage of death row inmates sentenced to death who leave death row before execution. More  ➨

56

Number of recommendations made by the Supreme Court Task Force to ensure fairness in Ohio’s death penalty system. More  ➨

90%

Percentage of death penalty cases in Ohio that fail to secure death sentence. More  ➨

320

Number of death sentences in Ohio since 1981. More  ➨

3251

Number of death penalty cases Ohio prosecutors have brought since 1981. More  ➨

53

The number of men executed since 1999.

The most recent was Dennis McGuire on January 16, 2014.  More  ➨

139

The number of men on Ohio’s death row. More  ➨

190

Years innocent men spent on death row in Ohio before being released. More  ➨