How Ohioans Feel About The Death Penalty
The ACLU of Ohio and Ohioans to Stop Executions (OTSE) released a statewide public opinion poll of voters’ views on capital punishment, and the results show that a strong majority of Ohioans support repealing the death penalty.
Key findings include:
- 59% support replacing the death penalty with life in prison without the possibility of parole. About half strongly support
- 59% of households with a member employed in criminal justice are supportive of a death penalty repeal.
- 54% of respondents chose a life sentence instead of the death penalty when asked what punishment is preferred for 1st degree murder.
- 69% of Democrats and 53% of Republicans support death penalty repeal, highlighting the bipartisan nature of this issue.
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