Tag Archives: mitigation

A Time of Elevated Torture

Posted on July 8, 2018 by Justice for Willie

Robert Van Hook has been on Ohio’s death row longer than Jeffrey Wogenstahl. The state plans to kill Van Hook on Wednesday, July 18. He has extended family and friends who will mourn his death; they are the unintended victims … Continue reading →

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An Unseemly Spectacle

Posted on October 28, 2017 by Justice for Willie

Alva Campbell is next in line to be executed by the State of Ohio.* For the last month of his life, Campbell will have been intensely monitored: two corrections officers watch him round the clock to ensure there is no … Continue reading →

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