Capital punishment critics urge Ohio lawmakers to abandon death penalty

Capital punishment critics urge Ohio lawmakers to abandon death penalty

The following article was originally published in the Ohio Capital Journal and published on News5Cleveland.com under a content-sharing agreement.Every year, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost releases a report detailing the state of Ohios capital punishment system. This year, as with last year, it depicts an expensive and inefficient program. Yost argues serious reform is needed to drag it out of the ditch, but opponents contend the attorney genera…

Kansas judge tosses death penalty challenge but says capital punishment is flawed

A Wyandotte County judge agreed with criticisms of the death penalty, but he said the case was invalid because both defendants no longer face capital punishment.

Opponents argue death penalty takes monetary, human toll

COLUMBUS — Opponents of the death penalty in Ohio on Wednesday said the cost of supporting that sanction has now exceeded $1 billion as it also takes a toll on victim families forced to repeatedly relive their trauma.

New Report on Ohio’s Death Penalty to be Released

Ohioans to Stop Executions (OTSE) will release a new report called “The Human Cost of The Death Penalty” and introduce a new group of Ohio murder victims’ families who oppose the death penalty.

Ohioans to Stop Executions to reveal report challenging state's capital crimes findings

OTSE will hold a news conference on Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Statehouse to unveil a new report titled "The Human Cost of the Death Penalty."

UL research shows long prison sentences 'as effective' as death penalty in deterring homicide

NEW research from the University of Limerick has revealed that long prison sentences can be as effective as the death penalty in deterring homicides. The study, which examines the effect of capital punishment and life sentences on homicide rates, is co-authored by associate professor at UL’s Kemmy Business School, Dr Vincent O’Sullivan. According to the research, published in the Southern Economic Journal, the death penalty had a deterrent effec…