18 March 2010 :

Lawrence Reynolds, 43, white, was executed. His death came 9 days after prison guards found Reynolds unconscious in his cell from a suicide attempt. (see March 7). Reynolds' suicide attempt and brief hospitalization prompted Gov. Ted Strickland to use his executive clemency power to grant a 1-week reprieve. Reynolds, 43, was convicted and sentenced to death for the Jan. 11, 1994, slaying of 67-year-old Loretta Foster. He was the 4th person executed -- and the 3rd this year -- using Ohio's 1-drug protocol. Reynolds is the 36th condemned inmate to be put to death in the state since capital punishment was resumed there in 1999. Reynolds becomes the 10th condemned inmate to be put to death this year in the USA and the 1198th overall since the nation resumed executions on January 17, 1977.