Oregon governor Kate Brown commutes all 17 of state's death sentences

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : The Democrat added: 'Unlike previous commutations I've granted to individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary growth and rehabilitation, this commutation is not based on any rehabilitative efforts by the individuals on death row.'Instead, it reflects the recognition that the death penalty is immoral.
46% : The governor also pardoned around 45,000 people earlier this year from their convictions for possessing marijuana.
45% :Oregon has not executed a prisoner since 1997 but has not outlawed the death penalty.
42% : In 2019 the Legislature passed a bill that limited the crimes that qualified for the death penalty.
41% : Brown will be succeeded by fellow Democrat Tina Kotek, who is personally opposed to the death penalty - and also said during the campaign that she would continue its prohibition.
40% : Like Oregon, some other states are moving away from the death penalty.
40% :Oregon voters reinstated the death penalty by popular vote in 1978, 14 years after they abolished it.
40% : One of those prisoners, however, had his death sentence overturned by the Oregon Supreme Court in 2021 because the crime he committed was no longer eligible for the death penalty under a 2019 law.
35% : The Brown administration is known for its clemency and opposition to the death penalty.
28% : Her body showed signs of being bound, shocked and sexually assaultedClinton Wendell Cunningham murdered 19-year-old Shannon Faith by stabbing her 37 times before dumping her bodyBrown will be succeeded by fellow Democrat Tina Kotek, who is personally opposed to the death penalty (pictured on November 10)Rosemary Brewer, executive director of the Oregon crime victims law center, said: 'The victims should have been told about this so they had some time to prepare for it.
26% : 'This commutation is not based on any rehabilitative efforts by the individuals on death row,' Brown said.'Instead, it reflects the recognition that the death penalty is immoral.
21% :Brown is known for granting clemency after her administration dismantled Oregon's death row over two years ago, effectively ending capital punishment in the state.

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