Ohio lawmakers pass legislation banning executions of the seriously mentally ill
Updated Dec 17, 2020;
Posted Dec 17, 2020
In this Nov. 2005 file photo, Larry Greene, public information director of the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, demonstrates how a curtain is pulled between the death chamber and witness room at the prison in Lucasville, Ohio. The Ohio General Assembly has passed legislation banning executions of murderers with serious mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio The Ohio General Assembly has given final approval to legislation prohibiting executions of killers who have a “serious mental illness” such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.