Efforts to end the death penalty in Ohio have gained more support from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle in recent years. But it hasn’t been enough to get any bill across the finish line.

Six death row inmates have been executed in the U.S. so far this year, compared to two by this time last year.

A pair of Ohio Republican lawmakers want the state to stop paying for death. Reps. Jean Schmidt, R-Loveland, and Adam Mathews ...

A convicted double murderer has been executed by firing squad, the first such execution in the United States since 2010, ...

His attorneys argued that there is an “unconscionable risk” he’ll be executed because of a neurological disorder rather than ...

A federal grand jury indicted the pair Oct. 2. They have both been held without bond since they were arrested.

In a final statement shared by his lawyer, Sigmon said, “I want my closing statement to be one of love and a calling to my fellow Christians to help us end the death penalty.” He quoted ...

Kohbeger’s attorneys have tried — and failed — to get the death penalty off the table on the ... The filing also pointed to two states — Ohio and Kentucky — that bar people with serious ...