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 compassionate, pragmatic and prudent step to abolish the death penalty, which has been found to be expensive, impractical, unjust, inhumane and even erroneous,” Antonio said last week.
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