Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Delays Three Executions Amidst Drug Shortage

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday delayed three death row inmates’ 2021 executions as the state’s unofficial death penalty moratorium continues. The announcement came as Ohio struggles to find an adequate supply of drugs for lethal injection.
The Republican governor’s warrants of reprieve were issued for condemned prisoners Melvin Bonnell, Cleveland Jackson and James O’Neal.
The reprieves moved Bonnell’s execution from March 18, 2021 to Oct