PRISONS PROTEST--Kim Hamer, of Cincinnati, speaks on behalf of her brother, death row inmate John Byrd, during a rally of several groups opposing prisons and the death penality, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2000. Hamer proclaimed her brother's innocence. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

STANDING OUT IN A CROWD--David Speers wears stilts with an Uncle San outfit as he takes part in a protest against the death penality and prisons, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2000. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

ANOTHER DAY AT THE OFFICE--Paulette Kelly, receptionist for Gov. Bob Taft, bides her time while the Rev. Les Stansbery, of the Ohio Empowerment Coalition, is interviewed concerning his group's efforts to extend welfare benefits, at the Riffe Center, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2000. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)