16 jun 2026
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.
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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.
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Ohio Republican governor urges end to death penalty, saying it cannot be morally justified
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