Death Penalty

State lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are supporting a bill to do away with Ohio's death penalty and this time, it has more backing from conservative Republican lawmakers.

The latest Ohio Crime Report says the death penalty is costing the state millions of dollars because the law is on the books, but there haven't been any executions since 2018.

Ohio lawmakers who support repealing the death penalty think it may happen this time.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has postponed the first two executions scheduled for next year.

A divided Ohio Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of a man who killed four relatives, including an 8-year-old boy.

Lawmakers have held hearings for two bipartisan bills in the Ohio House and Ohio Senate to end the executions.

For the sixth time in a decade, state lawmakers have introduced a bill to end the death penalty in Ohio. We look at the racial history of the death penalty and its future in Ohio.

For the sixth time in a decade, state lawmakers have introduced a bill to end the death penalty in Ohio. We look at the racial history of the death penalty and its future in Ohio.

For the sixth time in a decade, state lawmakers have introduced a bill to end the death penalty in Ohio. We look at the racial history of the death penalty and its future in Ohio.

Faith leaders are urging lawmakers to consider two bills to repeal the death penalty in Ohio, a state that used to be a leader in capital punishment but...