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.


NEWS

John Spirko's Death Sentence Commuted to Life Without Parole by Governor Strickland

Kenny Richey Released from Death Row and Returns to Scotland

American Bar Association releases Ohio Study finding that Ohio's Death Penalty System cannot assure fairness or accuracy. September 24, 2007

U.S. Supreme Court to rule on the constitutionality of Lethal Injection. Temporary Moratorium to occur until case is heard in summer of 2008.

Ohio Bishops sign on to Ecumenical Statement calling for a study and moratorium on the death penalty, June 27, 2007

CATHOLIC RESOURCES

Catholic Teachings from the Vatican on the Death Penalty

Ohio Death Penalty Facts and Church Teachings

Catholic Campaign to End the Death Penalty Website


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

John Spirko Case Concerns


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

Death Penalty Quotes

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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NPR Radio story on the Rally

Columbus Dispatch story of Rally

Educational Brochure from the Rally

Catholic Students for Peace and Justice Website


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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