CATHOLIC CONFERENCE OF OHIO DEATH PENALTY PAGE
Society has a duty to defend life against violence and to reach out to victims of crime. Yet our nation’s increasing reliance on the death penalty cannot be justified. Because we have other ways to protect society that are more respectful of human life, the Catholic church supports efforts to end the use of the death penalty and, in the meantime, to restrain its use through broader use of DNA evidence, access to effective counsel, and efforts to address unfairness and injustice related to application of the death penalty.
John Spirko's Death Sentence Commuted to Life Without Parole by Governor Strickland
Kenny Richey Released from Death Row and Returns to Scotland
CATHOLIC RESOURCES
Catholic Teachings from the Vatican on the Death Penalty
Execution Alerts
It appears that the U.S. Supreme Court has an undeclared moratorium on all non-voluntary executions until the Kentucky Lethal Injection Case is resolved sometime in the Spring of 2008.
Ohio Death Penalty Legislation
Death Penalty Updates
Vatican Statement Opposing the Execution of Saddam Hussein
U.S. Support for the Death Penalty Wanes (Catholic News Service) (12/29/2006)
U.S. Catholic Bishops launch Campaign to End the Use of the Death Penalty.
U.S. Supreme Court outlaws the execution of juvenile offenders
U.S. Bishops response to juvenile ban
History of the Death Penalty in Ohio with pictures. Updated 11/6/2007
History of the Death Penalty in Ohio without pictures. Updated 11/6/2007
Bishops' Statements:
A Culture of Life and the Penalty of Death. U.S. Bishops, November 2005
Justice & Mercy: Reassessing the Death Penalty Ohio Bishops,1987
Shortening Death Penalty Appeal Procedures Ohio Bishops, June 7, 1994
Affirming Justice & Mercy: Reassessing the Death Penalty Ohio Bishops, June 28, 1996
Resources:
NEW 2007! IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE DEATH PENALTY IN OHIO: Ohioans To Stop Executions Education and Action Resources
Introduction and Table of Contents
Background on Ohioans To Stop Executions
Issues of Concern: Innocence, Fairness and Equity, Mental Illness, Cost, National Trends, Lethal Injection
History of the Death Penalty in Ohio
History of the Death Penalty in Ohio with Photos
Death Penalty Studies & the Need for a Moratorium
Ohioans to Stop Executions website
National Death Penalty Information Center
Ohio Dept. of Correction's Listing of Executions in Ohio, 1999 to Present
Catholic Campaign Against the Death Penalty
Ohio Death Penalty Information Blog
A Declaration of Life - Release form indicating a personal preference that the death penalty not be pursued should I become a murder victim.
The Death Penalty: Time to Reassess - Color flyer
Death Penalty Tools - Resource list from Interfaith Coalition to Stop Executions
Resource Listing regarding the Death Penalty- Updated November 2004.
Death Penalty History -List of executions in Ohio from Ohioans to Stop Executions
Bishop Griffin Signs Moratorium Call - press release from OTSE - 10/9/03
On the Death Penalty - Reflections from Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk
Renewing Our Call to End the Death Penalty - From NCCB, 11/2000
Petition to Stop the Death Penalty - From Interfaith Coalition to Stop Executions
OHIO CATHOLIC STUDENTS FOR PEACE & JUSTICE CALL FOR THE END OF THE DEATH PENALTY:
WHEELS FOR JUSTICE RALLY A GREAT SUCCESS!
Pictures from the State House Rally, April 10, 2006
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Columbus Dispatch story of Rally
Information on Contacting Elected Officials
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Click here to Contact Governor Strickland.
Ask him to end the use of the death penalty
Need More Information
Contact Jim Tobin , 614-224-7147 or cell 614-560-0654.
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Catholic Conference of Ohio
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