EVOLVING STANDARD OF DECENCY: HOW OHIO HOUSE BILL 136 MAKES A COMPELLING CASE FOR A NATIONWIDE PROHIBITION ON EXECUTION OF CRIMINAL OFFENDERS WHO SUFFERED FROM SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS AT THE TIME OF THEIR CRIME.

The article explores the Ohio House Bill 136 which involves the prohibition of execution of criminal offenders that have been deemed mentally ill at the time of their offense. It discussed the amendment of the Ohio criminal code concerning death penalty, the preponderance of evidence which suggests that the offender has been diagnosed by mental conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or schizoaffective disorder, and the criminal punishments prohibited by the Eighth Amendment.