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This week on "The State of Ohio": State lawmakers consider what they can do in the wake of the horrible and yet miraculous escape story out of Cleveland involving three women held prisoner in a house for a decade. New data shows more than half of all violent crimes are committed by a very small numbers of offenders. Lawmakers are now working to target that tiny group. And more thoughts on legislation that would dramatically change rules on unions in Ohio.
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| Ohio Supreme Court justice talks about why he’s now against death penalty law he wrote. |
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By Jo Ingles - January 20, 2012 |
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As the state waits on the US Supreme Court to weigh in on whether it can resume executions, one of Ohio’s longest-serving justices has been speaking out against the death penalty law. Ohio Supreme Court Justice Paul Pfeifer helped create the death penalty statute in 1981 when he was a state senator. But lately, Pfeifer has written and even testified against it the law, which he says is too “hit-or-miss” to be effective. Pfeifer says as a creator of the law and as someone who enforces it on the high court, he felt he needed to speak out. |
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Justice Paul Pfeifer (:22) 
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| Pfeifer has said since some prosecutors seek the death penalty and others don’t, the law has become more of a death penalty “lottery”. Pfeifer also says he thinks the death penalty will soon be a thing of the past. You can hear more from Justice Paul Pfeifer on “The State of Ohio” on PBS stations statewide or at the link on the left. |
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