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With ‘Live on Death Row,’ Rapper Rrome Alone Condemns the Death Penalty

“Every life hinges on poverty, gender and race,” he declares in the 2024 song, “and the pay of the attorney defending your case.”

Redemption Songs • 06.28.2026

Sentenced to Death at 22, He Now Helps Men Find Redemption in Prison

Eddie McLoughlin spent decades behind bars before his sentence was overturned. Now he leads a rehabilitation academy in North Dakota where men build community, trust and responsibility.

Inside Story • 06.23.2026

Ohio Governor Grants Mercy to Man on Death Row For First Time

Weeks before calling to abolish capital punishment in Ohio, Gov. Mike DeWine commuted the man’s death sentence to life in prison without parole.

Cleveland • 06.22.2026

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