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Ohio governor to consider commuting death sentences before leaving office

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Gov. Mike DeWine is set to consider whether to remove more than a dozen people from Ohio’s death row before he leaves office.

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  1. Cleveland Plain Dealer

    DeWine prepares Death Row cases for possible clemency before leaving office (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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    Gov. Mike DeWine is teeing up a number of possible Death Row commutations as he prepares to leave office, though a spokesman says he hasn’t yet decided whether to grant any of them.

  2. Toledo Blade

    Ohio prosecutors decry DeWine’s move to commute death sentences (opens Toledo Blade)

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    COLUMBUS — Gov. Mike DeWine is planning to commute multiple death sentences in the waning days of his administration, the Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association announced Monday.

  3. Cleveland Plain Dealer

    DeWine: No blanket commutation for Ohio's Death Row (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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    Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Monday that while he’s looking at commuting some death-penalty sentences before leaving office in January, he won't issue a blanket commutation for all 106 Ohio Death Row inmates.

  4. Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Gov. DeWine could commute death sentences in final days: The Wake Up for Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026 (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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    Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is preparing clemency hearings for Death Row inmates in at least 10 counties before leaving office in January.

  5. Cleveland Plain Dealer

    DeWine's death row dilemma: Morality or half measures? (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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    Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine faces criticism for potentially commuting only select death row sentences despite his broader moral opposition to capital punishment.

  6. FOX 8 Cleveland

    Ohio governor to consider commuting death sentences before leaving office (opens FOX 8 Cleveland)

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    Gov. Mike DeWine is set to consider whether to remove more than a dozen people from Ohio’s death row before he leaves office.

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