The Uneven Implementation of the Death Penalty in Ohio
Geography, Politics, and the Race of Murder Victims
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Andrew Welsh-Huggins
The Associated Press
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
6:00-7:30 pm
Andrew Welsh-Huggins is a reporter for The Associated Press in Columbus. His coverage areas include the death penalty, terrorism, criminial justice, health, politics, and state government. He has worked for The Associated Press since 1998.
Welsh-Huggins is the author of No Winners Here Tonight: Race, Politics, and Geography in One of the Country's Busiest Death Penalty States, a book that explores the history of the death penalty in Ohio. At the beginning of the 21st century, Ohio was second only to Texas in the number of people executed per year. No Winners Here Tonight concludes that the death penalty is applied unevenly, and is a deterrence mechanism that is not based on justice but rather on the race of accused criminals, the whims of a local prosecutors, and the biases of a jury pools.
This event is free and open to the public.
Refreshments will be served.
Event Location:
Department of African American and African Studies
Community Extension Center
905 Mt. Vernon Ave
Columbus, OH 43203
614-292-3922
AAASCEC Web site
The Associated Press
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
6:00-7:30 pm
Andrew Welsh-Huggins is a reporter for The Associated Press in Columbus. His coverage areas include the death penalty, terrorism, criminial justice, health, politics, and state government. He has worked for The Associated Press since 1998.
Welsh-Huggins is the author of No Winners Here Tonight: Race, Politics, and Geography in One of the Country's Busiest Death Penalty States, a book that explores the history of the death penalty in Ohio. At the beginning of the 21st century, Ohio was second only to Texas in the number of people executed per year. No Winners Here Tonight concludes that the death penalty is applied unevenly, and is a deterrence mechanism that is not based on justice but rather on the race of accused criminals, the whims of a local prosecutors, and the biases of a jury pools.
This event is free and open to the public.
Refreshments will be served.
Event Location:
Department of African American and African Studies
Community Extension Center
905 Mt. Vernon Ave
Columbus, OH 43203
614-292-3922
AAASCEC Web site
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