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Ohio Death Row Dates Pushed to 2030 | Columbus News
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has granted three death row inmates—Keith LaMar, Scott Group, and Davel Chinn—three-year reprieves, pushing their executions from early 2027 to 2030, citing a critical shortage of lethal injection drugs as the reason. Each man was convicted for brutal crimes in the 1980s and 1990s, including prison riots, robberies, and murders. This marks the second time this year DeWine has delayed executions, continuing his pattern of over forty reprieves since taking office in 2019—and aligning with his broader push to potentially abolish the death penalty in Ohio. Listen in…
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