FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
May 13, 2022

MEDIA CONTACTS:
Dan Tierney: 614-644-0957
Jill Del Greco: 614-644-0957

Governor DeWine Issues Reprieve

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)?Today, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issued the following reprieve of execution:

• Kareem Jackson,?who was scheduled to be executed on September 15, 2022.? The new date of execution has been moved to December 10, 2025.

Governor DeWine is issuing this reprieve due to ongoing problems involving the willingness of pharmaceutical suppliers to provide?drugs?to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC), pursuant to DRC protocol, without endangering other Ohioans.

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