Ohio senators introduce bipartisan bill to end death penalty

Ohio senators introduce bipartisan bill to end death penalty

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The death penalty could be abolished in Ohio under upcoming bipartisan legislation announced Tuesday — the latest in what has been years of effort to end capital punishment in the state. State senators from both sides of the aisle called for an end to the practice, citing the financial blow to taxpayers to keep an inmate on death row, the lack of lethal injection drugs that has led to an unofficial moratorium on executions …

Ohio legislators introduce bill abolishing death penalty

Ohio state senators have introduced a bipartisan bill that would abolish the death penalty in the Buckeye State, though some Republican legislators and officials have concerns.

Ohio senators introduce bipartisan bill to end death penalty

The death penalty could be abolished in Ohio under upcoming bipartisan legislation announced Tuesday — the latest in what has been years of effort to end capital punishment in the state.

Ohio senators introduce bipartisan bill to end death penalty

The death penalty could be abolished in Ohio under upcoming bipartisan legislation announced Tuesday.

Ohio senators introduce bipartisan bill to end death penalty

The death penalty could be abolished in Ohio under upcoming bipartisan legislation announced Tuesday — the latest in what has been years of effort to end capital punishment in the state.

Malaysia introduces bills to abolish mandatory death penalty

Malaysia’s Parliament Monday introduced two bills to abolish mandatory death penalties for certain sentences. The Abolition of Mandatory Death Penalty Bill of 2023 would reverse prior laws that require a mandatory death sentence for 33 different offenses. While the bill would not completely abolish the use of the death penalty, it leaves the determination of sentences to the discretion of judges. Judges would have the option to issue a life impr…