Statehouse News Bureau
A gavel sculpture sits outside of the Ohio Supreme Court in Columbus. A lawsuit filed on behalf of two inmates who have served more than 40 years in prison says the Ohio Parole Board has not given the inmates fair hearings.
A lawsuit claims that Ohio has an unwritten policy of denying release to death row inmates who were re-sentenced after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Ohio’s death penalty in 1978.
The Ohio Justice and Policy Center and the ACLU of Ohio have filed suit for Patricia Wernert and George Clayton, who were resentenced after the 1978 ruling to 20 years to life with a chance at parole. They’ve both been in prison for more than 40 years and been repeatedly denied parole.
Ohio Parole Board faces new lawsuit over its practices
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