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Tag Archives: public opinion
Optimism in Ohio
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
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Tagged 2021, capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, death penalty abolition, executions, exonerations, February 2021, Governor DeWine, House Bill 136, innocence, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, mental illness, Ohio, public opinion, USA, wrongful convictions
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US Death Penalty: Systemic Problems
It is not surprising that public opinion in the USA is increasingly recoiling from the death penalty: the annual Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) report reveals continuing “systemic problems” in its implementation: “As use of the death penalty dwindles, one might … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, executions, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, USA
Tagged 2017, brain damage, capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Death Penalty Information Center, DPIC, executions, innocence, intellectual disabilities, January 2018, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, mental illness, Ohio, public opinion, trauma, USA, wrongful convictions
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Shifting Opinions
Twenty-three years ago, Jeffrey Wogenstahl was immersed in reading law books and writing his own appeal, because he felt that his legal representation at trial had been inadequate. There have been many changes since then. One that should gladden Jeff … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Gallup polls, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, public opinion, USA
Tagged capital punishment, death penalty, death row, Gallup polls, injustice, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, November 2017, Ohio, Pew Research Center poll, public opinion, Republican Party, USA, wrongful convictions
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