Mike DeWine: “All right. So we are missing a thousand. Do you agree with that?”

These are people who have helped Springfield really come back.

The prolonged effect of capital litigation on victims’ families complicates broad claims that either an execution or a life sentence necessarily provides closure.

They've filled jobs, repaired homes, paid taxes, started businesses and supported their families.

When you look at this year’s state report cards and see what has been done in a relatively short amount of time, it is a tremendous accomplishment.