Clemency hearings begin for Indiana death row inmate Benjamin Ritchie

Indiana death row inmate seeks SCOTUS intervention weeks before scheduled execution • Indiana Capital Chronicle

Lawyers for Benjamin Ritchie contend that the death row inmate has long suffered from fetal alcohol exposure, which they say should disqualify him from capital punishment. (Photo provided by Benjamin Ritchie's legal team)Lawyers for Indiana death row inmate Benjamin Ritchie are seeking a last-minute execution pause from the U.S. Supreme Court to allow evidence of the inmate’s “serious brain damage” to be weighed for the first time. The high cour…

Clemency hearings begin for Indiana death row inmate Benjamin Ritchie

Indiana death row inmate Benjamin Ritchie expressed remorse and shed tears as he pleaded Monday for the state’s parole board to spare his life.