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Oregon governor calls death penalty 'immoral,' commutes sentences for all 17 inmates on death row

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By Paradise Afshar and Steve Almasy, CNN Outgoing Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is commuting the sentences of all 17 people on death row to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, according to a news release Tuesday from her office.

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  1. KVIA El Paso

    Oregon governor calls death penalty 'immoral,' commutes sentences for all 17 inmates on death row (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By Paradise Afshar and Steve Almasy, CNN Outgoing Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is commuting the sentences of all 17 people on death row to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, according to a news release Tuesday from her office.

  2. KEZI Eugene

    Oregon governor commutes death sentences to life in prison (opens KEZI Eugene)

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    KEZI Eugene's feed description

    Oregon has not executed a prisoner since 1997.

  3. NBC Los Angeles

    Oregon Governor Commutes All 17 of State's Death Sentences (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has announced she is commuting the sentences of all of the state’s 17 inmates awaiting execution.

  4. NBC News

    Oregon Gov. Kate Brown commutes sentences of 17 people on death row (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Brown criticized capital punishment, saying the death penalty “cannot be and never has been administered fairly and equitably.”

  5. The Daily Caller

    Oregon Gov. Kate Brown Commutes All Death Row Sentences (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Outgoing Dem. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced she would be commuting all current death sentences to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

  6. Truthout

    “The Death Penalty Is Immoral”: Oregon Governor Commutes All Death Row Sentences (opens Truthout)

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    Truthout's feed description

    “Justice is not advanced by taking a life,” Democratic Gov. Kate Brown said.

  7. Deseret News

    Why Oregon’s governor is commuting all of the death sentences in the state (opens Deseret News)

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    Deseret News's feed description

    Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced that she is commuting the sentences of the 17 people on death row in the state to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole

  8. FOX 5 New York

    Oregon Gov. Kate Brown commutes all 17 of state’s death sentences (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    The governor is using her clemency powers to commute the sentences that take effect Wednesday. Oregon has not held an execution since 1997.

  9. Gopusa

    Oregon Governor Commutes 17 ‘Dysfunctional and Immoral’ Death Sentences to Life in Prison (opens Gopusa)

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    Gopusa's feed description

    Oregon Gov.Kate Brown announced on Dec. 13 that 17 inmates awaiting execution will instead have their death sentences changed to life in prison without the possibility of parole. “I have long believed that justice is not advanced by taking a life, and the state should not be in the business of execu…

  10. Advocate

    Bi Oregon Gov. Kate Brown Commutes All Death Sentences (opens Advocate)

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    Advocate's feed description

    Brown, the nation's first out bisexual governor, changed the sentences to life in prison without parole.

  11. KREM Spokane

    Gov. Brown will commute all remaining death sentences to life in prison (opens KREM Spokane)

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    KREM Spokane's feed description

    Gov. Kate Brown announced the move Tuesday, framing it as a response to the state's "immoral" death penalty. Oregon has had a moratorium on executions since 2011.

  12. BizPac Review

    Oregon 'no longer' has anyone on death row after outgoing governor's progressive move (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    Oregon Gov. Kate Brown issued commutation of all death row inmate sentences to life in prison to satisfy personal disapproval of executions.

  13. The Guardian

    Oregon governor commutes sentences of everyone on death row in state (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    With less than a month remaining in office, Kate Brown, said she was using her clemency powers to change the term to life in prison

  14. Reason

    Oregon’s governor commutes sentences of all state death row inmates (opens Reason)

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    Reason's feed description

    Kate Brown: 'The state should not be in the business of executing people.'

  15. Christian Science Monitor

    Oregon commutes all 17 outstanding death sentences (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Christian Science Monitor's feed description

    Amid shrinking support for the death penalty nationwide, Oregon governor Kate Brown has commuted all of the state’s death sentences to life without parole. All executions in the U.S. this year took place in Texas, Arizona, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Alabama.

  16. The Washington Free Beacon

    'Horrified and Outraged': Murder Victims' Families Rip Oregon Governor for Commuting Death Sentences (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    The Washington Free Beacon's feed description

    The family members of Oregon murder victims are tearing into Gov. Kate Brown (D.) for commuting the sentences of the state's death row inmates.

  17. Washington Post

    Oregon governor commutes sentences for state’s 17 death row inmates (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    Gov. Kate Brown (D) commuted the death sentences to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, saying that “justice is not advanced by taking a life.”

  18. Washington Examiner

    Oregon governor commutes 'immoral' sentences of all death row inmates in final days in office (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Gov. Kate Brown (D-OR) has commuted the death sentences of 17 inmates to life in prison without parole in one of her final moves in office.

  19. KTVZ Bend

    Gov. Kate Brown commutes the sentences of all 17 death row inmates to life in prison without parole (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday that she will use her executive clemency powers to commute the sentences of the 17 individuals on Oregon’s death row to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

  20. Townhall

  21. Washington Times

    Outgoing Oregon governor commutes 17 death sentences to life in prison (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday that she is commuting the sentences of the 17 inmates in Oregon who were sentenced to death, ordering each to spend life in prison without the possibility of parole.

  22. Fox News

    Oregon Gov. Kate Brown commutes sentences of state's 17 death row inmates (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said she is commuting the sentences of all 17 inmates on the state's death row. They will serve life in prison without parole.

  23. The New Republic

    Oregon Governor Commutes Sentences of Everyone on Death Row (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    In her final weeks in office, Oregon Governor Kate Brown called the death penalty "immoral" and commuted sentences for all 17 inmates on death row.

  24. Hot Air

    Oregon governor commutes all death penalty sentences (opens Hot Air)

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    Hot Air's feed description

    There are currently 17 people awaiting execution on death row in Oregon. Or at least there were 17 people until yesterday. Governor Kate Brown is on her way out of office at the end of the year and sh...

  25. NPR

    Oregon's governor commutes all 17 of the state's death sentences (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, who has commuted the sentences of all 17 people on death row in the state. The move has sparked strong pushback from Republicans.

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