Ohio could begin nitrogen gas executions under Bill backed by attorney general
It would require that the nitrogen hypoxia pioneered in Alabama last week be used in cases where lethal injection drugs are not available.
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It would require that the nitrogen hypoxia pioneered in Alabama last week be used in cases where lethal injection drugs are not available.
Ohio's Republican attorney general put his weight behind a legislative effort that would bring nitrogen gas executions to the state.
Ohio’s Republican attorney general is backing a legislative effort that would bring nitrogen gas executions to the state to end a yearslong unofficial moratorium on the death penalty. The state
In 2022, former U.S. Sen. Rob Portman’s retirement kicked off a caustic GOP primary to succeed him. In 2024, U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup’s retirement has created a similar frenzy. In all, a dozen Republican candidates have thrown their hats in the ring to represent the 16-county district stretching from the Cincinnati suburbs to the West Virginia state line. Most notable are a pair of state senators, Niraj Antani, R-Miamisburg, and Shane Wilkin, R-Hillsboro. Antani, in particular, because he doesn’t live in the district.
To most casual observers, it may appear as if the death penalty is dead. After all, in 2023, only five states carried out 24 executions of capital criminals in