Tag Archives: Governor DeWine

Optimism in Ohio

Posted on February 20, 2021 by Justice for Willie

The last few months have seen Ohio edging ever closer to repealing the death penalty. In December Governor DeWine remarked, “Lethal injection appears to us to be impossible from a practical point of view today.” Executions had then been on hold … Continue reading →

Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, USA | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Will Ohio’s Death Penalty End?

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Justice for Willie

Four times in the last decade Ohio’s Democrat Senator Nickie Antonio has sponsored a bill to abolish the death penalty in the state, without success. This year feels different. With executions halted because lethal injection drugs are unobtainable, pressure is … Continue reading →

Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, USA | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Encouraging News

Posted on December 22, 2019 by Justice for Willie

2019 is ending on an encouraging note for the Ohio death row inmates. In mid December Governor DeWine stated that Ohio is “not very close” to resuming executions; the following week Republican House Speaker, Larry Householder, confirmed that abolition of … Continue reading →

Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, USA | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment