Mahoning County Prosecutor Lynn Maro was asked for her reaction to two letters Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis Watkins sent urging federal and state officials to help restore Ohio’s ability to carry ...

WARREN — Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis Watkins is urging federal and state officials to help restore Ohio’s ability to carry ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A bipartisan group ... elderly couple Rogell and Roberta John. But as the years go by, the spree murderer continues to sit on death row. "If he was gone, I would feel some ...

“We should have advanced as a society to believe and be better than the worst criminals that we have sitting on death row right now.” Ohio lawmakers tackling higher education with new bill ...

The man was granted a new trial in December 2022 after a Hamilton County judge ruled that prosecutors had withheld evidence ...

Ohio has more than 100 inmates on death row, but DeWine cites a difficulty getting the appropriate drugs as his reason for halting executions. He did not have any new comment on the topic on Thursday.

A remorseful death row inmate pleaded for forgiveness and mouthed one final message before being put to death in Texas on ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Elwood Jones, who spent nearly 30 years on death row, is a waiting a decision from the Ohio Supreme Court that could determine whether he will face a new trial. Jones was ...

According to the attorney general's 2023 Capital Crimes Report, 119 inmates sit on Ohio's death row. Lawmakers plan to officially introduce the legislation in both the House and Senate next week.

The ACLU of Ohio is calling for a repeal of the state's current death penalty laws, but some conservative state lawmakers ...

According to ODRC data, RCI had 736 use-of-force incidents between inmates and staff in 2023. It was the highest number in the state.

"To be consistent with our pro-life principles, we must oppose all three." Ohio hasn't executed anyone on death row since 2018 due to a lack of access to lethal injection drugs. DeWine co ...