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Michael Keenan, who spent 24 years in an Ohio prison – almost all of it on death row - was freed earlier today, the charges against him dismissed.

Jonathan T. Patterson's trial last April cost Ohio's Stark county $75,500. There were no drawn-out deliberations or extensive security measures. Patterson didn't even get a death sentence in the end.

January 23rd marked the date of the nation’s 140th death row exoneration.

Ohio Supreme Court Justice Paul F.

Ohio state house representative Terry Blair has joined one of his fellow Republicans to sponsor a bill that would end Ohio’s death penalty.

Last week Governor John Kasich commuted the sentence of death row inmate Shawn Hawkins to life imprisonment.

Shawn Hawkins was 21 when he was sentenced to die for a double-murder in Ohio.

Among the 11.5 million residents going about their days in the state of Ohio, there are two particularly inspirational ladies: Adrian Griffin and Renee Berlon.

Many were outraged when they heard about Ohio's botched attempt to execute Rommel Broom, in which Corrections Officials poked for over two hours but still failed to find a vein.

This year's EJUSA Training and Strategy Retreat focused on the belief that ending the death penalty would be better for everyone.There are still people who see the death penalty as an issue with liber