Archive: September 2021
Ohio Faith Communities are United to Abolish the Death Penalty
Abolition Week for Ohio Faith Communities begins October 8th and ends October 17th. Check out our map to see who is taking action this week to call for an end to Ohio’s death penalty.
Justice for Elwood Jones
Elwood Jones has maintained his innocence since he was sentenced to death over 20 years ago. Today, Elwood Jones should have had a hearing to determine whether he would receive a new trial. But that hearing was delayed until further notice.
IJPC’s Death Penalty Cost Report is Out Now!
We are excited to release the findings of our report, “At All Costs: The High Cost of the Death Penalty in Hamilton County and the Disparities it Drives.”
Pope Francis’ Call for Abolition
By Sr. Alice Gerdeman, CDP Pope Francis’ encyclical letter, Brothers and Sisters All*, is to all people across the world and not just us in the United States. Everyone needs a challenge and everyone will find many in his spiritual reflections and vision of a
Reprieve granted for Raymond Tibbetts!
Breaking news: Governor Kasich issued a temporary reprievefor Raymond Tibbetts due to a juror’s opposition to his death sentence. His execution date has been pushed from next week until October. Thank you to everyone who took action and called Governor Kasich to voice your opposition. We will continue working against the
February updates regarding Ohio’s death penalty
Updates regarding executions and legislation introduced regarding the Death Penalty in Ohio.
Death Penalty After 40 Years
In 1976, on July 2nd, the Supreme Court ruled in Gregg vs. Georgia that the problems that caused the death penalty to be abolished nationally just 4 years previously – that it was applied in an arbitrary and capricious manner – were resolved and that executions could resume. Since before that decision 40 years ago and afterwards, Ohio has had a storied history with the death penalty. What is the state of the death penalty 40 years later?
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