/tags/death-row death row en-US Copyright Tue, 10 May 2022 18:33:40 GMT /news/2022-05-10/ohio-death-row-inmate-with-execution-date-dies-of-heart-attack Michael Webb died May 2 at a Columbus hospital. The 73-year-old was sentenced to die for setting a 1990 fire at his southern Ohio house. Tue, 10 May 2022 18:33:40 GMT /news/2022-05-10/ohio-death-row-inmate-with-execution-date-dies-of-heart-attack The Associated Press /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-11-07/changing-views-on-the-death-penalty Governor Mike DeWine delayed execution dates again last week for two death-row inmates as the state continues its search for a pharmaceutical company… Thu, 07 Nov 2019 10:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-11-07/changing-views-on-the-death-penalty /news/2019-08-01/ohio-still-having-difficulty-finding-execution-drugs Ohio is still struggling to find supplies of lethal injection drugs amid fears it could be cut off from drugs needed for medicinal purposes if their… Thu, 01 Aug 2019 12:01:35 GMT /news/2019-08-01/ohio-still-having-difficulty-finding-execution-drugs Andrew Welsh-Huggins /news/2019-06-27/ohio-death-row-inmate-has-sentence-reduced-to-30-to-life A judge reduced the sentence of an Ohio death row inmate Thursday to 30 years to life after his conviction was overturned based on new evidence suggesting… Thu, 27 Jun 2019 19:47:53 GMT /news/2019-06-27/ohio-death-row-inmate-has-sentence-reduced-to-30-to-life Andrew Welsh-Huggins /news/2019-06-07/ohio-house-passes-ban-on-execution-of-inmates-with-severe-mental-illness The Ohio House has overwhelmingly passed a bill banning execution of people found to have schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or other severe mental illnesses… Fri, 07 Jun 2019 14:45:15 GMT /news/2019-06-07/ohio-house-passes-ban-on-execution-of-inmates-with-severe-mental-illness Karen Kasler /news-partners/2019-05-14/supreme-courts-conservatives-defend-their-handling-of-death-penalty-cases Amid controversy and criticism from religious groups on the right and left about their decisions in recent death penalty cases, the court's five-man majority is striking back. Tue, 14 May 2019 09:00:01 GMT /news-partners/2019-05-14/supreme-courts-conservatives-defend-their-handling-of-death-penalty-cases Nina Totenberg /news-partners/2019-03-29/supreme-court-halts-execution-of-texas-7-inmate-denied-buddhist-spiritual-adviser Patrick Murphy, who escaped from prison and participated in a robbery that led to a murder, was scheduled to be executed Thursday. The court said he had the right to a spiritual adviser of his choice. Fri, 29 Mar 2019 10:50:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-03-29/supreme-court-halts-execution-of-texas-7-inmate-denied-buddhist-spiritual-adviser Matthew S. Schwartz /news/2018-07-30/gov-kasich-spares-record-number-of-death-row-inmates Gov. John Kasich has finished dealing with executions for the remainder of his time in office following a modern-era record of death penalty… Mon, 30 Jul 2018 19:30:00 GMT /news/2018-07-30/gov-kasich-spares-record-number-of-death-row-inmates Andrew Welsh-Huggins /news/2018-06-15/juror-seeks-mercy-for-convicted-ohio-killer A member of the jury who recommended the death penalty for a convicted murderer in 1997 is now seeking mercy for that killer. The juror says he would’ve… Fri, 15 Jun 2018 11:36:25 GMT /news/2018-06-15/juror-seeks-mercy-for-convicted-ohio-killer Andy Chow /news/2018-06-01/ohio-parole-board-rejects-clemency-for-killer-claiming-abuse-mental-illness The Ohio Parole Board has voted 8-1 to recommend that Gov. John Kasich deny clemency to a Cincinnati killer who’s set to be executed on July 18.Fifty… Fri, 01 Jun 2018 19:47:28 GMT /news/2018-06-01/ohio-parole-board-rejects-clemency-for-killer-claiming-abuse-mental-illness Karen Kasler