Posts Tagged ‘Ohio’
David Letteman- Letters from Prisoners 01/17/2007
In this video you will see actual letters written to David Letterman regarding his television show. This is an attempt to be humorous about the idea of prisoners writing to a talk show host. Do you think it is a good way to lighten the mood of a serious issue or an insult to incarcerated men/women around the country? Take a look.
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Ohio’s New Execution Methods
Today Kenneth Biros was executed in Ohio by a new form of one drug intravenous injection never before used on a human being. Anti-death penalty advocates have argued that a single drug is more humane than the three drug mix that is often used, though they still have concerns about this method.
Read more here.
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Anger at Ohio Police
Shock is palpable on Cleveland’s east side as residents react to Anthony Sowell’s arrest. Sowell, a convicted sex offender has been charged with multiple counts of murder after 11 bodies were found on his property. Neighbors say that the police were virtually unresponsive to the many missing persons reports that were filed over the years.
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Execution Dates Set in Ohio
The Supreme Court of Ohio has scheduled two execution dates even though executions have been temporarily suspended in the state. On September 15th an execution was postponed when the executioners couldn’t find a usable vein on the inmate. Since this incident the state has been examining its execution policies.
Read more here.
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Ohio Execution Goes Wrong
The execution of Ohio inmate, Rommel Broom by lethal injection went wrong this week, officials stated. The execution has been rescheduled for next week. According to Richard Dieter, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center, this is the only time in United States’ history that a lethal injection failed and was rescheduled.
The ACLU of Ohio stated that the state must abolish lethal injection. “This is the third screwed-up execution in three years,” said Jeffrey M. Gamso of the ACLU of Ohio. “They keep tweaking their protocol, but it takes more than tweaks. They don’t know how to do this competently, and they need to stop.”
Read more in the New York Times article…
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