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Keith LaMar

Keith LaMar is a 54-year-old writer, teacher, poet, and activist from Cleveland, Ohio. For the past 30 years, he has lived out his existence, 22 hours per day, in solitary confinement on Ohio's death row, fighting his wrongful conviction. He is supported by a community of educators and musicians, as well as a grassroots nonprofit organization, Justice for Keith LaMar. Learn more at www.keithlamar.org

In this November 2005 file photo, Larry Greene, public information director of the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, demonstrates how a curtain is pulled between the death chamber and witness room at the prison in Lucasville, Ohio. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File) Author Keith LaMar's execution date was moved to 2027 after 30 years on Death Row in Ohio, awaiting the death penalty.
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A Death Row Reprieve: One man's bittersweet reflection

by Keith LaMar November 16, 2023November 15, 2023

After 30 years awaiting the death penalty on Ohio's Death Row, Keith LaMar's scheduled 2023 execution date was moved to 2027. 'Here I was, again, being reminded that my days on this earth are numbered, and the only thing I could feel was gratitude.'

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