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COLUMBUS (WJW) – Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has postponed the executions of three more inmates on death row, including the man convicted of killing a 12-year-old boy in Warren more than 40 years ago.
DeWine announced the reprieves on Friday, citing “ongoing problems involving the willingness of pharmaceutical suppliers to provide drugs to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC), pursuant to DRC protocol, without endangering other Ohioans.”
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The following 2026 executions have been pushed back to 2029:
- Gerald Hand – Execution date postponed from June 17, 2026 to April 18, 2029
- Danny Lee Hill – Execution date postponed from July 22, 2026 to July 18, 2029
- Cleveland R. Jackson – Execution date postponed from July 15, 2026 to June 13, 2029
Hill has been sitting on death row for decades for the 1985 attack, rape and murder of 12-year-old Raymond Fife…