According to Fox 28, death penalty opponents plan to walk from the prison where Ohio inmates are executed to the Statehouse as part of a capital punishment protest. The seven-day, 83-mile walk will start at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville and end in Columbus. The walk beginning Sunday is sponsored by Ohioans to […]
SEATTLE– Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Tuesday a moratorium on the death penalty in his state, saying the suspension of capital punishment will be in…
Ricardo V. Dodson wants to die for his crimes. Dodson, 50, a Franklin County man imprisoned since 1991, will ask the Ohio Supreme Court to issue an immediate order for his execution. The thing is Dodson is a rapist, not a murderer, and is not under a death sentence. Nevertheless, Dodson said in a letter […]
Roland Martin talks with Senator John Horn about the case of Mississippi death row inmate Willie Manning.
The past week has been an emotional and challenging one, as people across the world have mobilized to get the word out regarding the pending execution of Georgia inmate Troy Davis in the face of serious doubts about his guilt in a 1989 murder. As we speak, protesters are at the White House letting the […]
