Ohio Attorney General's New Report Sparks Debate over Death Row Punishment

Ohio AG renews push to resume executions in latest Capital Crimes Report

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is again calling for the state to resume executions, saying a years-long pause has stalled justice for victims and their families.

Ohio Attorney General's new report sparks debate over death row punishment

A new report is sparking debate over the death penalty in Ohio. Proponents are urging for it while critics say innocent lives may be at stake.

AG Dave Yost blasts Ohio’s execution moratorium as ‘a mockery of the justice system’

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Attorney General Dave Yost on Tuesday issued his strongest rebuke to date of Ohio’s years-long moratorium on executions, calling it “a mockery of the justice system and of the dead and their families.”

Ohio Attorney General Calls Execution Delays a ‘Mockery’ in New Capital Punishment Report

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Dave Yost is renewing his push to restart executions in Ohio, calling years of delays a failure of the justice system and a disservice to victims’ families. The comments came with the release of his eighth and final annual “Capital Crimes” report, which outlines the history and s