/tags/executions executions en-US Copyright Tue, 24 Nov 2020 10:01:26 GMT /news-partners/npr-news/2020-11-24/u-s-to-continue-executions-through-transition-in-break-with-precedent The Justice Department typically does not put people to death while a new administration is waiting to take power, but Attorney General William Barr plans more executions before Inauguration Day. Tue, 24 Nov 2020 10:01:26 GMT /news-partners/npr-news/2020-11-24/u-s-to-continue-executions-through-transition-in-break-with-precedent Carrie Johnson /news-partners/npr-news/2020-07-10/federal-executions-set-to-resume-after-17-years-with-3-deaths-scheduled-soon Authorities are preparing the federal death chamber in Terre Haute, Ind., for three executions next week. They'll be the first federal executions in a long time. Fri, 10 Jul 2020 13:28:07 GMT /news-partners/npr-news/2020-07-10/federal-executions-set-to-resume-after-17-years-with-3-deaths-scheduled-soon Carrie Johnson /news/2020-06-08/dewine-delays-three-more-ohio-executions-amid-drug-shortage Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has delayed three additional executions as the state struggles to find an adequate supply of drugs for lethal injection.The… Mon, 08 Jun 2020 11:08:06 GMT /news/2020-06-08/dewine-delays-three-more-ohio-executions-amid-drug-shortage Associated Press /news/2020-02-18/new-conservative-group-comes-out-against-ohios-death-penalty A new group called Ohio Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty is releasing a list of prominent legislators, politicians and citizens who are… Tue, 18 Feb 2020 20:59:16 GMT /news/2020-02-18/new-conservative-group-comes-out-against-ohios-death-penalty Clare Roth /news/2020-02-06/where-ohios-legislative-leaders-stand-on-abolishing-the-death-penalty As Ohio prison officials work on a way to continue carrying out executions, House and Senate leaders are considering having deeper discussions on the… Thu, 06 Feb 2020 22:48:35 GMT /news/2020-02-06/where-ohios-legislative-leaders-stand-on-abolishing-the-death-penalty Andy Chow /news/2020-01-14/creator-of-ohios-death-penalty-law-thinks-state-wont-have-another-execution The man who created Ohio’s 1981 death penalty law says it’s likely that the state’s last execution ever has already happened.Ohio’s most recent lethal… Tue, 14 Jan 2020 10:00:00 GMT /news/2020-01-14/creator-of-ohios-death-penalty-law-thinks-state-wont-have-another-execution Karen Kasler /news/2019-08-02/while-ohio-delays-executions-advocates-call-for-death-penalty-reforms Gov. Mike DeWine is delaying the execution of a death row inmate for the second time, as the state works to overhaul its lethal injection protocol. But… Fri, 02 Aug 2019 11:27:56 GMT /news/2019-08-02/while-ohio-delays-executions-advocates-call-for-death-penalty-reforms Andy Chow /news-partners/2019-07-25/federal-government-to-resume-capital-punishment-after-nearly-20-year-hiatus "The Justice Department upholds the rule of law — and we owe it to the victims and their families to carry forward the sentence imposed by our justice system," Attorney General William Barr said. Thu, 25 Jul 2019 15:05:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-07-25/federal-government-to-resume-capital-punishment-after-nearly-20-year-hiatus Merrit Kennedy /news/2019-03-21/ohio-attorney-general-chastises-federal-judge-over-death-penalty-critique A federal judge improperly praised Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's decision to delay an execution based on the judge's scathing critique of the state's lethal… Thu, 21 Mar 2019 09:31:00 GMT /news/2019-03-21/ohio-attorney-general-chastises-federal-judge-over-death-penalty-critique Andrew Welsh-Huggins /news/2017-09-05/ohios-next-execution-on-schedule-for-mid-september After a three-year break from executions, Ohio is scheduled to execute its second inmate this summer after a denial of clemency by Gov. John Kasich.Kasich… Tue, 05 Sep 2017 10:55:49 GMT /news/2017-09-05/ohios-next-execution-on-schedule-for-mid-september Karen Kasler