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.
"The Culture of Life"
A Culture of Life and the Penalty of Death stands as a call for the nation to abandon the use of the death penalty and move one step closer to building a culture of life. People like Bud Welch whose daughter died in the Oklahoma City bombing and David Kaczynski, brother of the Unibomber, are some of the voices that have joined with the bishops in this campaign to end the use of death penalty. The stories and narrative highlight the flaws in the death penalty and movingly advocate that Catholics oppose the death penalty in order to build a culture of life.
Catholic Teachings from the Vatican on the Death Penalty
Ohio Execution Alerts
John Fautenberry is scheduled for execution on July 14, 2009 for the death of Joseph Daron, which occured in Hamilton county.
Catholic Conference of Ohio commutation letter
Marvallous Keene is scheduled for execution on July 21, 2009 for the deaths of Joseph Wilkerson, Danita Gullette, Sarah Abraham, Wendy Cottrill, and Marvin Washington, all from Dayton.
Catholic Conference of Ohio commutation letter
Jason Getsy is scheduled for execution on August 18, 2009 for the death of Ann Serafino from Hubbard.
Romell Broom is scheduled for execution on September 15, 2009 for the death of Tryna Middleton from Cleveland.
Lawrence Reynolds Jr. is scheduled for execution on October 8, 2009 for the death of Loretta Mae Foster from Cuyahoga Falls.
Darryl Durr is scheduled for execution on November 10, 2009 for the death of Angel Vincent from Elyria.
Kenneth Biros is scheduled for execution on December 8, 2009 for the death of Tami Engstrom from Hubbard. Mr. Biros was previously issued a U.S. court stay from his March 20, 2007 execution date.
Vernon Lamont Smith, nka Abdullah Sharif Kaazim Mahdienneth, is scheduled for execution on January 7, 2010 for the death of Sohail Darwish from Toledo.
Mark Brown is scheduled for execution on February 4, 2010 for the deaths of Isam Salman and Hayder Al-Turk from Youngstown.
Ohio Death Penalty Legislation
Death Penalty Updates
U.S. Catholic Bishops launch Campaign to End the Use of the Death Penalty.
History of the Death Penalty in Ohio with pictures. Updated 2/24/2009
History of the Death Penalty in Ohio without pictures. Updated 2/24/2009
Ohio Executions, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections
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:
Religion and the Death Penalty, Death Penalty Information Center
Multi-media Resources: Video Clips, Podcasts, Death Penalty Information Center
Special Report: Death Row in Ohio, Dayton Daily News. 2/23/09
IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE DEATH PENALTY IN OHIO: Ohioans To Stop Executions Education and Action Resources, 2007
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
Links
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 USCCB, 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:
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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