Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of Ohio, although all executions have been suspended indefinitely by Governor Mike DeWine until a replacement for lethal injection is …

3 days ago · From 1981 through the end of 2023, 336 people have received a combined 341 death sentences in Ohio. Fifty-six of those have been carried out. There are 119 inmates on …

2 days ago · COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — There is once again a renewed push to abolish the death penalty in Ohio but this time, with a bit of a twist. The legislation, which has yet to be …

3 days ago · CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A group of Ohio lawmakers is pushing for a bill that would eliminate the state's involvement in the death penalty, assisted suicide, and abortion.

1 day ago · Ohio hasn't executed anyone on death row since 2018 due to a lack of access to lethal injection drugs. DeWine co-sponsored the state's death penalty law as a legislator, but …

4 days ago · Find information regarding Ohio prison incarcerated individuals with death sentences for aggravated murdered.

3 days ago · Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) and state Senator Steve Huffman (R-Tipp City) participated in a press conference to announce they will …

In 1974, the Ohio General Assembly revised Ohio’s Death Penalty law, but the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the new law in 1978. As a result, 97 condemned prisoners, including four …

2021 — Ohio bans the impo­si­tion of the death penal­ty on defen­dants who are severe­ly men­tal­ly ill at the time of the offense. 2023 — The Ohio Senate Judiciary Committee held its first hear­ing …

From 1981 to Jan. 30, 2024, a total of 336 criminals convicted in Ohio received a combined 341 death sentences, the report said. Only 56 sentences — one in six — have been carried out. In …