Category Archives: death row

Innocent on Death Row

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Justice for Willie

What does it feel like if you’re innocent on death row? Ricky Jackson should know the answer: he was released in November while under a sentence of life imprisonment without parole, but his incarceration began on Ohio’s death row. He … Continue reading →

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Execution Date Postponed

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Justice for Willie

Jeffrey Wogenstahl was told late on Friday that his execution date has been postponed by nearly 10 months, from January 21 2016 to November 16 2016. Six other Ohio death row inmates were informed that their 2015 execution dates had … Continue reading →

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It would just be a shame if the truth isn’t told.

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Justice for Willie

For those who believe there could be innocents on death row, a letter from Jeffrey Wogenstahl published last week makes disturbing and painful reading. Jeff is upfront about his past: he makes it plain that before his arrest for murder he … Continue reading →

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The Death Penalty: No Place in the Twenty-First Century

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Justice for Willie

The USA is in an increasingly isolated position in tolerating the death penalty: 117 countries last month voted for a global death penalty moratorium, with only 38, including the USA, voting against this. In its opposition America keeps strange company; … Continue reading →

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In Defense of Jeff…

Posted on December 21, 2014 by Justice for Willie

Jeffrey Wogenstahl has spent more than two decades on death row in Ohio for a crime that he maintains he did not commit, after a trial which was riddled with prosecutor misconduct and undisclosed evidence. In desperation, Jeff spent many … Continue reading →

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