Summary
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, a Republican who helped bring back the death penalty in the 1980s, now wants to end it in the state. He says the death penalty does not make people safer and is no longer morally right. DeWine has delayed executions during his time as governor and is urging lawmakers to act or let voters decide.Key Facts
- Mike DeWine co-wrote the bill to reinstate Ohio’s death penalty over 45 years ago.
- He now believes the death penalty is not a deterrent to murder and lacks moral justification.
- Ohio’s last execution was in 2018, and DeWine has delayed executions as governor.
- The average time between sentencing and execution in Ohio is 21 years.
- Errors in death penalty cases often require long, costly reviews before executions.
- There are bipartisan bills in Ohio’s legislature to repeal the death penalty, but they have not been voted on.
- Ohio allows citizens to propose constitutional changes through ballot measures.
- DeWine will leave office in January due to term limits and has not said if he will commute the sentences of those on death row.
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