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US Governor takes all 17 inmates off death row by using her executive power

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Published 16:54 14 Dec 2022 GMT

US Governor takes all 17 inmates off death row by using her executive power

The Governor of Oregon has revealed she's reducing the punishment for all inmates on death row in the state.

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck

The Governor of Oregon has revealed she's reducing the punishment for all inmates on death row in the state.

Kate Brown - the 38th Governor of Oregon who has served since 2015 - is exercising her authority to grant clemency by lessening the severity of the sentences of the 17 people on death row.

The Democratic politician's order takes effect from today (Wednesday,14 December).

Gov. Kate Brown explained her long-held view 'justice is not advanced by taking a life' and how, 'even if a terrible crime' has been committed, the state 'should not be in the business of executing people'.

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Kate Brown is exercising her right to grant clemency to the 17 inmates currently on Oregon's death row.
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She continued: "Since taking office in 2015, I have continued Oregon’s moratorium on executions because the death penalty is both dysfunctional and immoral. Today I am commuting Oregon’s death row so that we will no longer have anyone serving a sentence of death and facing execution in this state. This is a value that many Oregonians share."

The Governor explained her order is not 'based on any rehabilitative efforts by the individuals on death row'.

Instead, the order 'reflects the recognition that the death penalty is immoral. It is an irreversible punishment that does not allow for correction; is wasteful of taxpayer dollars; does not make communities safer; and cannot be and never has been administered fairly and equitably'.

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Governor Brown has called the death penalty 'immoral'.
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In the commutation of sentence document, Gov. Brown drew on the 'irreversible' nature of such a punishment, how 'innocent people have been executed for crimes they did not commit' and how the death penalty 'disproportionately impacts people of color, people with mental illness, and people who cannot afford expensive legal representation'.

Gov. Brown resolved: "My action today is consistent with the near abolition of the death penalty that has been achieved through SB 1013.

"I also recognize the pain and uncertainty victims experience as they wait for decades while individuals sit on death row—especially in states with moratoriums on executions—without resolution.

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"My hope is that this commutation will bring us a significant step closer to finality in these cases."

The order is effective from Wednesday, 14 December.
Commutation 12.14.22

Oregon holds a conflicted history with the death penalty, state execution having been abolished and reinstated multiple times.

The state last executed someone in 1997 and remains one of 27 states that allows the death penalty.

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Instead of facing execution, the 17 inmates previously on Oregon's death row - listed by name in the commutation of sentence document - will now be subject to life imprisonment without parole.

Featured Image Credit: Shutterstock / PA / Chuck Berman / Zuma Press

Topics: US News, Crime, True crime, Politics

Poppy Bilderbeck
Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.

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