COLUMBUS, Ohio– Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issued a “reprieve of execution” for four death row inmates.
The reprieves come as the state of Ohio struggles to find a manufacturer for the lethal drug cocktail used in the state’s executions.
- Warren K. Henness, who was scheduled to be executed on January 12, 2022. The new date of execution has been moved to December 17, 2024.
- Stanley T. Adams, who was scheduled to be executed on February 16, 2022. The new date of execution has been moved to February 19, 2025.
- John E. Drummond, who was scheduled to be executed on April 21, 2022. The new date of execution has been moved to April 16, 2025.
- James G. Hanna, who was scheduled to be executed on May 18, 2022. The new date of execution has been moved to May 14, 2025.
Ohio has not had an execution since 2018 when the state put to death Robert Van Hook for killing David Self in Cincinnati in 1985.
According to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections, there are currently 133 inmates on death row.