Ohio Parole Board Recommends Commutation of Death Sentence for Tyrone Noling Following Rare Opportunity for Hearing

Ohio Parole Board Recommends Commutation of Death Sentence for Tyrone Noling Following Rare Opportunity for Hearing

On August 25, 2026, the Ohio Parole Board rec­om­mend­ed, fol­low­ing a full clemen­cy hear­ing a week ear­li­er, that Governor Mike DeWine grant death-sen­tenced pris­on­er Tyrone Noling a com­mu­ta­tion and parole eli­gi­bil­i­ty begin­ning January 1, 2029. Mr. Noling had asked the parole board for a full par­don, but the board, in a split vote, instead rec­om­mend­ed a sen­tence com­mu­ta­tion and parole eli­gi­bil­i­ty. Mr. Noling has spent …

Ohio Parole Board says death row inmate Tyrone Noling should have his sentence commuted to life

The Ohio Parole Board recommended Tuesday that a prisoner who has spent 30 years on death row for two murders he says he did not commit should have his sentenced commuted to life in prison with the possibility of parole as early as 2029.