Brandon Casto indicted with death penalty specification in Akron killings of Tania, Jericho Mangual

A Summit County grand jury returned an indictment for Casto that included aggravated murder charges for the March 28 shooting ...

Tyler Robinson's defense suffers dual setbacks as judge holds off on death penalty decision

A Utah judge denied Tyler Robinson's bid to force his former roommate and lover Lance Twiggs to testify at a preliminary ...

Ohio’s Republican Governor Breaks With Party on Death Penalty—Here’s Why

DeWine breaks with GOP, urging Ohio to abolish the death penalty, citing data showing it no longer deters crime.
The Marshall Project

How The Death Penalty At 50 Is Far More Broken Than We Knew

Fifty years ago, Americans set out on a polarizing mission: to find a just and fair way to punish the worst of the worst crimes by execution. In some ways, this was a surprising choice. In 1972, a ...

Republican Gov. Mike DeWine wants Ohio to abolish the death penalty, saying it is not a deterrent

Gov. Mike DeWine says he believes Ohio should abolish the death penalty. The term-limited governor, who has repeatedly ...
WOSU Public Media

Ohio governor grants mercy to man on death row for first time

Weeks before calling to abolish capital punishment in Ohio, Gov. Mike DeWine commuted the man's death sentence to life in ...

DeWine's reversal on death penalty puts Stark cases back in spotlight

Three men convicted of murder remain on Ohio's death row as state leaders debate the future of capital punishment.

Gov. Mike DeWine calls on lawmakers to end Ohio death penalty

Gov. Mike DeWine supported Ohio's death penalty as a legislator and attorney general. Now he wants the practice to end.

Ohio Gov. DeWine calls on state to abolish death penalty

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Tuesday called on state lawmakers to abolish the death penalty.

Sunday Briefing: DeWine calls for end to death penalty; Kennedy Center lawsuit

I believe Ohio should abolish the death penalty,” the governor said this week. “The legislature can take this action, and I ...