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COLUMBUS — A coalition of Black ministers, lawmakers and national activists announced a new effort Tuesday to abolish the death penalty in Ohio, citi

Black faith leaders, lawmakers, push to end death penalty By Andrew Welsh-Huggins - Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A coalition of Black ministers, lawmakers and national activists announced a new effort Tuesday to abolish the death penalty in Ohio, citing growing bipartisan opposition and the country’s recent reckoning over racial injustice. The death penalty is a modern cousin to lynching, with people of color disproportionately sentenced to death, said members of the Ohio Black Le...

Black faith leaders, lawmakers, push to end death penalty ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2015, file photo, Ohio state Rep. Nickie Antonio, a Democrat from Lakewood in suburban Cleveland, demonstrates tamper-resistant pain pills during a news conference in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio death penalty opponents are announcing a new effort to end capital punishment that includes several GOP supporters of a ban. Antonio, a longtime deat...

Cincinnati Enquirer Abolishing the death penalty in Ohio will be a top priority for the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus this year, leaders said Tuesday. For years, bills to end executions have gone nowhere in the GOP-controlled Ohio General Assembly. But growing Republican support, heightened awareness of racial bias in the criminal justice system and the states indefinite pause on executions have culminated in the right moment to stop the practice, Rep. Stephanie Howse said. "Wrong doesn’t beg...

Prosecutors to Pursue Death Penalty for Ohio Woman Charged in 4-Year-Old Daughter’s Death An Ohio mother who was charged with murder in the death of her young daughter will be eligible for the death penalty after she had her charges upgraded to capital murder, according to court documents. Hamilton County Prosecutor Joseph T. Deters announced the death penalty-eligible indictment against 25-year-old Tianna Robinson in a statement on Monday. Robinson has been accused of severely abusing her 4...

Prosecutors in Cuyahoga County among the nation’s leaders in seeking the death penalty since 1970s, researchers say John Caniglia, cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cuyahoga County has been one of the leading counties in the country in imposing the death penalty since 1972, a push that appears to be propelled by its past handling of such cases, a recent study found. Researchers say that the county and a cluster of others with large numbers of death cases are expected to contin...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday delayed the three remaining executions that were scheduled for this year. The Republican governor is making good on his promise of no executions in 2021. He cited no source for lethal injection drugs and lack of movement by lawmakers in making a switch in execution method a priority. In a December interview with The Associated Press, DeWine said lethal injection is no longer an option for Ohio executions, and lawmakers must choose a differen...

Henness was convicted of luring Myers to his Columbus home under the pretext that he needed substance-abuse counseling from Myers, who frequently went to Columbus to volunteer his time. Henness then kidnapped Myers, shot in the head five times, cut his throat and then took his car, checkbook and credits.  Investigators said Henness and his wife and another man spent the next several days using Myers’ money to smoke crack and abuse other drugs. Police found Myers body days later at an abando...

The statement was the first time the lifelong conservative and pro-life lawmaker made a definitive stance on the death penalty in Ohio. DeWine said in the interview that he still supports capital punishment as state law. But he has come to question its value since the days he helped write the state’s current law - enacted in 1981 - because of the long delays between crime and punishment. The state’s last execution was July 18, 2018, when Ohio put to death Robert Van Hook for killing David ...

If the Old Dominion State, which The Associated Press reported has executed more people in its history than any other state, can do it, then so can Ohio. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, a Democrat, is expected to sign the repeal, which the state legislature approved Monday, just days after a bipartisan group of Ohio lawmakers announced a push to do the same in the Buckeye State. Once again leading the charge is state Sen. Nickie Antonio, D-Lakewood. “It’s time for the state of Ohio to take the...