Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, an author of the 1981 death penalty law, is urging lawmakers to abolish capital punishment, citing ...

A corrections officer at an Ohio prison was killed Christmas day when an inmate attacked him, authorities said Wednesday. The assault occurred Wednesday morning at the Ross Correctional Institution in ...

The body of an inmate who escaped from an Ohio prison nearly five days ago was found floating in the Ohio River on Sunday afternoon. Bradley Gillespie, 50, had been imprisoned since 2016 for murder ...

Gov. Mike DeWine has officially called for an end to the death penalty in Ohio. Explore our database of inmates that could be ...

Authorities have released the identity of the inmate who is being accused of attacking and killing an Ohio veteran corrections officer on Christmas Day. The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and ...

While it remains unlikely executions will resume in Ohio with Gov. Mike DeWine in office, the death penalty has received new attention following Tuesday's execution of Marcellus Williams in Missouri.

May 24 (UPI) --An inmate suspected of escaping an Ohio correctional facility was recaptured Wednesday in Kentucky, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Police are still pursuing a second ...

Allen Oakwood Correctional Institution inmate Bradley Gillespie has yet to be located as of Saturday morning Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction via AP A pair of inmates from Allen ...

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Law enforcement in Akron, Ohio, are searching for a prisoner who escaped custody early Tuesday while being transported to a doctor's appointment. The Summit County Sheriff's Office issued an alert ...