Oregon Gov. Kate Brown explains why she commuted all of her state's death sentences

December 15, 2022 - 5:16am EST
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In her final weeks in office, Brown commuted the sentences of all 17 people on death row in the state. Capital punishment is legal in Oregon, though its last execution was in 1997.

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