Could the death penalty be coming to an end in Ohio soon?
That’s the goal of bipartisan legislation being introduced by four state lawmakers.
Senate Minority Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) said they are moving to replace capital punishment when there "is surety of the accused" to a sentence of life in prison without parole.
“I believe it’s indeed time for the state of Ohio to take the pragmatic, economically prudent, principled step to end capital punishment, which has been found to be expensive, impractical, unjust, unfair, inhumane, and in the past, even erroneous as indicated by Ohio’s 11 death row exonerees," Antonio said during a Tuesday morning press conference. "It’s a punishment that’s been shown to be administered with disparities across racial and economic lines, has failed as a deterrent to violent crime and has prolonged victimization to murder family victims and loved ones through the lengthy appeal process. It’s our belief that we as a society must be better than our worst criminals, and better than our flawed justice system.”
Others who spoke at the press conference in favor of the legislation included:
-State Sen. Steve Huffman (R-Tipp City)
-Assistant Minority Leader Hearcel F. Craig (D-Columbus)
-State Sen. Michele Reynolds (R-Canal Winchester)
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