Victory! Kevin Keith Granted Clemency

by Mike Smith · 2010-09-03 03:09:00 UTC
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The Governor of Ohio has heeded the calls of 11,711 Change.org members and granted clemency to death-row inmate Kevin Keith after admitting that there were "real and unanswered questions surrounding the murders for which Mr. Keith was convicted." This was an absolute last-resort for Keith who had his execution scheduled for Sept 15.

An unusuallly bipartisan group of politicians and judges had demanded the Governor heed doubts about Keith's guilt. Gov. Ted Strickland didn't go so far as issuing a full pardon, and still contends that Keith committed the murders.

Keith's legal team has asked for a new fair trail that includes evidence pointing to innocence. At this time Keith will spend his life in prison with no chance of parole. Nina Morrison, staff attorney at the Innocence Project, told CNN that the verdict was a "win-win for the justice system."

With 258 people having been exonerated following new evidence coming to light and the development of more sophisticated DNA testing, it's essential that we continue to fight for the life of every prisoner on death-row.

Mike Smith
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