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Follow up to Feb. 26 House Judiciary Hearing: Thank you!
Submitted by trodello on Wed, 03/06/2013 - 03:40
A BIG THANK YOU to all of the people who attended the Committee on Judiciary hearing on Wednesday (Feb. 26) on House Joint Resolution 1, to repeal the death penalty.
Kitzhaber Urges Death Penalty Vote, Legislative Leaders Lukewarm
Submitted by OADPEditor on Sun, 02/10/2013 - 19:06
January 15, 2013 SALEM, Ore. – Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber is urging state lawmakers to send voters a measure to ban capital punishment. But in a meeting with reporters Tuesday, legislative leaders showed little enthusiasm for taking up the hot button issue.
The Death Penalty in Oregon Takes a Sharp Downward Turn in 2012
Submitted by trodello on Sun, 01/06/2013 - 22:41
Dec. 20, 2012 Oregon’s death row is shrinking. Since Governor Kitzhaber declared his moratorium on executions, no new death sentences have been imposed and five death sentences have been overturned.
Urban League of Portland Speaks Out on Criminal Justice
Submitted by trodello on Thu, 01/03/2013 - 13:13
December 20, 2012 The Urban League of Portland has joined forces with scores of other Oregon organizations, advocating for the replacement of the death penalty with life without parole. The League has recently been listed as supporting Oregonians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (OADP), the organization that leads the death penalty repeal efforts in Oregon.
Ron Steiner's December Letter to Supporters
December 14, 2012
Dear OADP Supporter,
It’s been just over a year since Governor Kitzhaber made national news by refusing to allow any further executions in Oregon during his term in office. He invited Oregonians to debate the merits of the death penalty, and weighed in with his view that it is a failed public policy that should be repealed.
DPIC 2012 Report Released: Death Sentences Near Record Low
Submitted by trodello on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 13:07
On December 18, the Death Penalty Information Center released its latest report, “The Death Penalty in 2012: Year End Report,” on developments in capital punishment in the past year.
Louisiana death row inmate freed after 15 years – with a little help from DNA
Submitted by trodello on Sat, 12/08/2012 - 04:19
6 December 2012 Damon Thibodeaux has been proved innocent of a crime for which Louisiana has spent 15 years trying to kill him. In his first interview since being freed, he talks to Ed Pilkington.
Oregon legislator prepares death-penalty repeal bill, as anniversary of execution moratorium approaches
Submitted by trodello on Mon, 11/26/2012 - 03:32
November 20, 2012 When Gov. John Kitzhaber declared a year ago that he would block any executions as long as he's governor, he also challenged legislators to help turn the moratorium into law.
California Prop 34 Vote Shows Shift
Submitted by trodello on Mon, 11/26/2012 - 03:22
November 8, 2012 On Nov. 6th California voters rejected Proposition 34 and an opportunity to replace their death penalty with life with no possibility of parole.
Oregon Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal in Haugen execution case
Submitted by trodello on Fri, 10/26/2012 - 19:37
October 22, 2012 The state's highest court has agreed to hear Gov. John Kitzhaber's appeal of a decision that ruled his reprieve last November of death-row inmate Gary Haugen's execution was invalid. Read More
