by Marais Jacon-Duffy | Apr 8, 2021 | Blog, Death Penalty, News, Policy Reform
The Ohio Justice & Policy Center will release a series of reports to examine why it is time to end the death penalty in Ohio, and how we can repeal it this legislative session. These forthcoming death penalty reports are timely for several reasons: First, the...
by Marais Jacon-Duffy | Feb 18, 2021 | Death Penalty, News, Policy Reform
COLUMBUS, OH—State Senators Stephen Huffman (R-Tipp City) and Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) announced a bipartisan death penalty repeal bill Thursday morning during a virtual press conference. The Senators were joined by several colleagues from both the House and...
by Marais Jacon-Duffy | Mar 4, 2020 | Death Penalty, News, Policy Reform
Originally published March 4, 2020 The death penalty is a failed public policy. The Ohio Justice & Policy Center is eager for the advancement of a new, bipartisan Ohio Senate bill that would end the practice of executions in our state. State Sen. Nickie J. Antonio...
by Marais Jacon-Duffy | May 10, 2018 | Blog, Death Penalty
May is Mental Health Awareness Month As we at OJPC work in prisons and with incarcerated people, we’re constantly confronted with the shortcomings of our country’s mental healthcare systems. The U.S. Department of Justice says that, on average, one in...
