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Ohio Clemency Debate

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"Family of Ohio woman slain by son wants him spared," is the AP report today, via Google News.  It's written by Andrew Welsh-Huggins.An inmate fighting execution for killing his mother in a crack cocaine-induced rage has an unusual group of allies: his aunt and uncles, the siblings of the slain woman, as well as her late mother.Ohio prison officials say it's the first time an inmate facing death for killing a family member has unanimous backing from his relatives as he fights execution.Death row prisoner Jeffrey Hill is scheduled to die March 3 for the 1991 slaying of his mother, Emma Hill. The state parole board on Thursday considered Hill's formal request for mercy from Gov. Ted Strickland.The eight-person board will announce its decision Feb...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on January 30, 2009 (boomark / email).