The Death Penalty in the OSCE Area of 15 executions. Florida executed ten inmates, Missouri seven and Oklahoma six. Two inmates were executed in both Ohio and Arizona, while Alabama and Georgia executed one inmate each.158 All executed inmates were males, with the exception of one female inmate executed in Texas.159 Although federal courts and military commissions may impose the death penalty, actual executions of those sentenced to death are not as common at the federal level as at the state level. The last federal execution was in 2003. Thirty-seven people have been put to death in the federal system since 1927.160 The military has not carried out an execution since 1961.161 International Safeguards Amnesty, Pardon and Commutation On 30 April 2014, the Governor of Ohio, John Kasich, granted a commutation to Arthur Tyler, changing his death sentence to life in prison without possibility of parole. The commutation was previously recommended by the Ohio Parole Board. In his statement, Governor Kasich stated that there were troubling questions surrounding the case, as well as irregularities in the court proceedings.162 Due to new evidence, the Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney is no longer supporting Tyler’s execution.163 Fair Trial Guarantees In August 2013, the State of Texas passed a bill that requires DNA analysis of all biological evidence before seeking the death penalty. The legislative initiative received 158  “Execution Lists 2013 and 2014, op. cit., note 138. 159  Ibid. 160  Louis Jones Jr. was the last person to be executed at the federal level. 161  “The US Military Death Penalty”, Death Penalty Information Center, <http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/usmilitary-death-penalty>. 162  “Kasich commutes sentence of Arthur Tyler”, Official Website of Governor of Ohio, 30 April 2014, <http://www. governor.ohio.gov/Portals/0/04.30.14%20Kasich%20Commutes%20Sentence%20of%20Arthur%20Tyler.pdf>. 163  “IN RE: Arthur Tyler, A175-637”, State of Ohio Adult Parole Authority, 24 April 2014, <http://www.dispatch. com/content/downloads/2014/04/Arthur_Tyler_clemency_report.pdf>. 35