Oregon Gov. Kate Brown commutes sentences of all 17 inmates on death row in her final month in office

Dec 14 2022 by Business Insider

 
Oregon Governor Kate Brown speaks in San Francisco, California, on October 6, 2022.

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Oregon is one of 27 states in America that allows for the death penalty. In her final month in office, Gov. Kate Brown commuted the sentences of all 17 inmates on death row. The penalties will be commuted to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, she said.

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