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  1. Did Ohio Replace Lethal Injection with a Head-Ripping Machine?

    Jun 19, 2014 · "Seeking a more humane method of carrying out capital punishment, Ohio's new machine yanks inmates' heads from their bodies using painless, powerful robotic claws." The …

  2. Capital punishment in Ohio - Wikipedia

    Ohio's first electric chair, otherwise known as "Old Sparky", alongside the Death Chamber. In 1897 the gallows were replaced by electrocution, which was considered to be a more …

  3. Ohio death penalty under fire as costs top $1B and advocates ...

    Apr 22, 2025 · No one has been executed in Ohio since 2018, but the system's total costs have eclipsed $1 billion, per a new report.

  4. PolitiFact | Viral video of Ohio’s new plan for death row ...

    Jul 12, 2023 · The video does not depict a real machine used to execute people in Ohio, however. This video was produced by The Onion, an outlet known for its satirical headlines and stories.

  5. 'Death machines' will be built in Ohio. Blood money no ... - MSN

    We’re making death machines for the military industrial complex that has been sucking our budget since Eisenhower. Drones are used for two reasons: to bomb people and to spy on people in …

  6. Ohio Joins Fifteen Other States Without an Execution in

    Jul 18, 2023 · Today marks the five-year anniver­sary of Ohio’s last exe­cu­tion, which took place on July 18, 2018. Ohio now joins 15 oth­er states with­out an exe­cu­tion in the past five years.

  7. Executions stand still in Ohio, but the death penalty debate ...

    Apr 18, 2025 · In Ohio, executions have stood still for nearly seven years, due in part to what Gov. Mike DeWine says is pharmaceutical companies’ opposition to use of their products in the …

  8. Ohio lawmakers may eye alternatives to lethal injection for ...

    Jan 30, 2024 · Each chamber of the Ohio Legislature would have to pass any change to how the state administers the death penalty, since presently, the only codified method is lethal …

  9. 117 people are on Ohio's death row, but last execution was 6 ...

    Ohio's last execution was in 2018. That's because the state cannot obtain the drugs necessary for lethal injection.

  10. Fact check: Satirical claim that Ohio will behead death row ...

    Apr 25, 2023 · Ohio still uses lethal injection as its method of execution for death row inmates, as laid out in state law. USA TODAY reached out to the user who shared the post for comment. …