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Frank ThompsonReacting to Governor Kate Brown’s commutation of all death row sentences, the man who oversaw Oregon’s last two executions– wants to witness the dismantling of the death chamber he built. -
Kristyna Wentz-Graff/OPBIn the race to be Oregon's next governor, the Democratic candidate says she’ll continue Oregon’s moratorium on capital punishment, while the Republican and unaffiliated candidates indicate they will revoke it, which could allow the state to resume executions.
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Death penalty opponents expect the Thursday ruling will overturn many of the state’s death sentences. -
California went down this road before, and turned back. The last presidential election, in 2012, featured a vote to repeal the death penalty in the state.… -
VENTSday returns to the air this week, with an issue that always generates strong feelings: the death penalty. Capital punishment is still on the books in… -
An Oregon governor, who called capital punishment "a relic of the barbarous mediaeval [sic] ages of man," nevertheless refused to halt the hanging of a…
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Nebraska's legislature ended the death penalty in the state three weeks ago, touching off another debate about the use and value of executing criminals.…
