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Dec 15, 2022 · Oregon Gov. Kate Brown began her tenure in 2015 by extending her predecessor's moratorium on executions. Now, with just weeks left in office, she is commuting the sentences of all 17 people on...
- Rachel Treisman
Dec 22, 2022 · Having previously commuted the sentences of 45,000 people convicted on cannabis charges and cleared Oregon’s death row, Brown today announced she’s wiping out the fines in more than 13,000...
Dec 14, 2022 · Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced plans Tuesday to commute the sentences of the 17 people on death row to life in prison without the possibility of parole, most likely using her executive...
Dec 15, 2022 · PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s decision to commute all of the state’s 17 death sentences and dismantle the state’s execution chamber has some, including a former prison superintendent-turned-abolitionist, lauding the move as the humane choice.
Dec 21, 2021 · Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday extended Oregon’s declaration of a state of emergency until June 2022, citing the emergence of the omicron variant to the coronavirus. “As Oregon prepares for what...
Dec 14, 2022 · December 14, 2022 | Salem, Ore. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday that she is commuting the sentences of all of the state’s 17 inmates awaiting execution, saying their death sentences...
Jun 25, 2021 · PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — With Oregon on the verge of meeting Gov. Kate Brown’s goal of 70% vaccination, the governor announced the state will reopen no later than June 30. Brown announced on...
