Ohio Governor Says State Should End the Death Penalty, Breaking With His Party

During a news conference on Tuesday, Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, called on state lawmakers to end all executions, a practice he once supported.

By Madaleine Rubin

Ohio Republican governor urges end to death penalty, saying it cannot be morally justified

Departing Mike DeWine, who co-wrote state’s death penalty bill, says ‘I no longer believe [it] is a deterrent to murder’ Republican governor Mike DeWine, the who co-wrote the bill to reinstate Ohio’s death penalty more than 45 years ago, has called for the state to abolish capital punishment, saying it did not improve public safety and could no longer be morally justified. “I no longer believe the death penalty is a deterrent to murder,” DeWine said on Tuesday. “The moral justification I had ...

By Kim Bellware

GOP Gov DeWine urges Ohio to abolish the death penalty, says it is no longer a deterrent

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced support for abolishing the death penalty, saying data shows it no longer serves as a deterrent to violent crime.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine opposes death penalty, reversing past support

Support for capital punishment has steadily declined in the United States, with several states rolling back its use.

Republican Gov. Mike DeWine wants Ohio to abolish the death penalty, saying it is not a deterrent

Gov. Mike DeWine says he believes Ohio should abolish the death penalty

By Julie Carr Smyth and Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos

Who is Mike DeWine, the Republican Ohio governor who has called for an end to the death penalty?