Ohio's death penalty law is in limbo. Supporters and critics agree on one thing: the status quo isn't working.

Ohio hasn’t executed anyone on death row since 2018. Under Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, who says the state can’t get the drugs it ...

The application of Ohio's death penalty varies significantly by county, influenced by the views of elected prosecutors. Hamilton and Cuyahoga counties have historically sent the most people to death ...

Efforts to abolish capital punishment in Ohio are heating up with a bipartisan bill that has drawn the support of former ...

Nearly half of Ohio lawmakers who are still alive from the General Assembly that passed the death penalty statute have signed ...

To be eligible for the death penalty in Ohio, the defendant must be at least 18 at the time of the crime and convicted of ...

Does where a crime is committed determine whether a person faces death? Opponents say the penalty isn't evenly applied.

Ohio passed a law in 2021 that exempted people with mental illnesses from being executed. Nine inmates have been removed from death row.

Twenty-seven former Ohio lawmakers have joined the movement to abolish the death penalty in the state, citing concerns over ...

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is advocating for the authorization of nitrogen hypoxia as a new execution method in the state of Ohio.

Ohio has not carried out an execution since 2018, creating a de facto moratorium under Gov. Mike DeWine. State lawmakers are at an impasse over whether to abolish capital punishment or authorize new ...