Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association

Creator Of Death Penalty Law Says Ohio Won't Have Another Execution

By • Jan 10, 2020
Security systems surround the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, where executions are performed. Condemned inmates live on Death Row at the Chillicothe Correctional Institution 35 miles away.
Daniel Konik

There hasn’t been a killer put to death in Ohio in 18 months. And the state’s last execution has likely taken place, according to the architect of Ohio’s 1981 death penalty law. But prosecutors say killing off capital punishment entirely would be a mistake.

Bill Seeks To Shield Some Crisis Counselors To Protect Sexual Assault Victims

By • Sep 12, 2019
Pam Prisbylla surrounded by the bill's backers
Jo Ingles

Advocates for sexual abuse survivors can be required to report and testify in court about the cases they are handling – unlike doctors and lawyers. Some victims of sexual abuse say have been retaliated against when that happens.