Ohio

Ohio Man Exonerated after 12th Death Row Removal

Elwood Jones was exonerated from Ohio’s death row after Hamilton County Prosecutor Connie Pillich dismissed the case against him due to evidence that excluded him as the perpetrator and raised concerns about the integrity of the original prosecution.

Sister Helen Prejean Sees Hope for Ohio Death Penalty Abolition

Sister Helen Prejean, a long-time anti-death penalty advocate, believes Ohio is on the verge of abolishing capital punishment due to growing support for repeal and the state’s own capital punishment task force calling the death penalty “more complex, more subject to constant change, and fraught with more mistakes”.