Ohioans to Stop Executions

04/24/2026

Congratulations Illinois on your 15 year anniversary of ending the death penalty!

04/24/2026

It is time to take action! The most important thing we can do is to urge Gov. DeWine to use his executive clemency powers to commute death sentences.

We're asking you to sign (and share) the petition below! (or linked through the QR code) Everyone is encouraged to sign the petition!

https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/governor-dewine-take-clemency-action?source=direct_link&

04/01/2026

OTSE's latest report is out. Read Beyond Reasonable Doubt: Confronting the Wrongful Conviction Crisis in the State of Ohio on our website:https://otse.org/wp-content/uploads/Beyond-Reasonable-Doubt.pdf

It is time to end the death penalty in Ohio.

03/11/2026

03/11/2026

DPI’s ​“What to Know” series exam­ines cap­i­tal pun­ish­ment from mul­ti­ple angles, one top­ic at a time. Each install­ment pro­vides essen­tial...

03/11/2026

03/11/2026

Charles “Sonny” Burton, 75, was set to be executed Thursday after being sentenced under a legal doctrine known as felony murder.

03/09/2026

After years of appeals, a federal judge threw out Derrick Jamison's conviction. Prosecutors dismissed the case in 2005. See link below ⬇️

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03/05/2026

"We imagine a defendant standing before a jury of their peers, a fair fight where the burden of proof rests entirely with the state. But for those facing the ultimate punishment, the reality is far darker. The death penalty transforms the legal process into a high-pressure extraction, where the right to a jury trial is often a trap that leads straight to a coercive plea bargain."

We must ask ourselves what it says about our pursuit of justice when the truth is something bought with the threat of a needle.

03/04/2026

DPI’s ​“What to Know” series exam­ines cap­i­tal pun­ish­ment from mul­ti­ple angles, one top­ic at a time. Each install­ment pro­vides essen­tial facts...