Death Penalty

Some Republican lawmakers want to move executions forward for the first time since 2018—none have happened since Gov. Mike DeWine took office.

State lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are supporting a bill to do away with Ohio's death penalty and this time, it has more backing from conservative Republican lawmakers.

The House bill has bipartisan support, including from a longtime Republican lawmaker well known as a staunch pro-life conservative.

The latest Ohio Crime Report says the death penalty is costing the state millions of dollars because the law is on the books but there haven't been any executions since 2018.

Senate President Matt Huffman (R- Lima) said he’s opposed but won't stand in the way of supporters to abolish the death penalty.

They've been trying to do it for years, but with bipartisan backing, Ohio lawmakers who supporting repealing the death penalty think it may happen this time.

Lawmakers have held hearings for two bipartisan bills in the Ohio House and Ohio Senate to end the executions.

Faith leaders are urging lawmakers to consider two bills to repeal the death penalty in Ohio, a state that used to be a leader in capital punishment but…

Three Ohio death row inmates will not be executed this year as planned.Governor Mike DeWine has issued a reprieve for Timothy Hoffner, John David Stumpf…

For the sixth time in a decade, a Democratic state lawmaker has proposed a bill to end the death penalty in Ohio. But this time the measure has…