Governor Mike DeWine of Ohio has formally advocated for the abolition of the death penalty, reflecting a broader divergence in capital punishment application across the United States.

俄亥俄州州長 Mike DeWine 已正式倡議廢除死刑，反映出美國各地在執行死刑方面存在更顯著的分歧。

The current American legal landscape regarding capital punishment is characterized by significant jurisdictional fragmentation. While 23 states and the District of Columbia have abolished the practice, others maintain active execution protocols, and several have implemented executive moratoria. This divergence is exemplified by the contrast between Texas and Alabama—which maintain high execution frequencies and have introduced novel methods such as nitrogen hypoxia—and states like Kansas, where the penalty remains statutory but is not implemented in practice.

目前美國關於死刑的法律環境具有顯著的司法管轄區碎片化特徵。雖然有 23 個州與哥倫比亞特區已廢除此做法，但其他地區仍維持活躍的執行方案，且有數個州實施了行政暫緩執行。這種分歧可由德州與阿拉巴馬州——這兩州維持高執行頻率並引入了如氮氣窒息等新方法——與堪薩斯州等州的對比體現，後者雖在法律上保留死刑，但實際上並不執行。

Governor DeWine's position represents a notable ideological shift, given his role in authoring the 1981 legislation that reinstated capital punishment in Ohio. His current advocacy for abolition is predicated on the assertion that the death penalty lacks empirical efficacy as a deterrent to violent crime. DeWine cited statistical data indicating a decline in death sentences and the prevalence of protracted legal appeals, which often result in the natural death of condemned inmates prior to execution. Furthermore, he noted the psychological toll on execution personnel and the prolonged distress experienced by victims' families due to systemic delays.

州長 DeWine 的立場代表了一次顯著的意識形態轉向，考慮到他曾參與起草 1981 年在俄亥俄州恢復死刑的立法。他目前倡議廢除死刑是基於死刑在威懾暴力犯罪方面缺乏實證效力的主張。DeWine 引用統計數據指出，死刑判決量有所下降，且法律上訴過程冗長，常導致被判死刑的囚犯在執行前自然死亡。此外，他還提到執行人員承受的心理壓力，以及受害者家屬因系統性延遲而經歷的長期痛苦。

Institutional obstacles have further complicated the administration of capital punishment. In Ohio, the inability to secure lethal injection pharmaceuticals has resulted in a cessation of executions since July 2018. While the federal administration under President Trump has sought to facilitate state access to these drugs and expand federal executions, the internal legislative environment in Ohio remains divided. House Speaker Matt Huffman has indicated opposition to abolition efforts, highlighting a tension between executive preference and legislative intent.

制度性障礙進一步複雜化了死刑的行政執行。在俄亥俄州，由於無法獲取致命注射藥物，導致自 2018 年 7 月起停止執行死刑。儘管川普總統領導的聯邦政府試圖協助各州獲取這些藥物並擴大聯邦死刑執行，但俄亥俄州內部的立法環境依然分歧。眾議院議長 Matt Huffman 表示反對廢除努力，凸顯了行政偏好與立法意圖之間的緊張關係。

Ohio currently maintains 114 individuals on death row, with the state's ultimate policy direction likely to be determined by the governor's successor following the 2026 election.

俄亥俄州目前有 114 人在死刑犯監獄中，該州最終的政策方向很可能由 2026 年選舉後的州長繼任者決定。