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Retired Oregon prisons official tells painful story of his changing view of death penalty

Submitted by OADP on Thu, 05/15/2014 - 2:58am
Retired Oregon prison official tells painful story of his changing view of death penalty

May 13, 2014 Randy Geer will tell a story tonight to a gathering of death-penalty foes in Eugene. It's a personal tale of anguish, and of shifting views on capital punishment. A story he waited until he retired to tell publicly. Geer, who recently ended a 31-year career in the Oregon Department of Corrections, is one of the rare people personally wounded by lawful and unlawful killing. Read More at http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/05/former_oregon_priso...

2014 OADP Annual Meeting Tuesday, May 13th in Eugene

Submitted by OADP on Fri, 05/09/2014 - 10:01pm

On Tuesday May 13th, American University Professor and author Richard Stack will be the keynote speaker at the 2014 annual meeting of Oregonians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (OADP). Professor Stack, author of three books, including his latest, GRAVE INJUSTICE: The Unearthing of Wrongful Executions will expand on major mistakes made in recent years. His compelling descriptions of nineteen wrongful executions illustrate the flaws of the death penalty, which he argues, is ineffective in deterring crime and cost more than sentences of life without parole.

Seattle Times Editorial: It’s time for the state to end the death penalty

Submitted by OADP on Tue, 03/04/2014 - 4:44am

Seattle Times Editorial: Capital punishment fails the sober metrics of good public policy. Rarely used, it does not make citizens safer. It is applied inequitably, even randomly. It is much more expensive than alternatives. And it exposes the state to the risk, however small, of making a heinous mistake.

New Hampshire close to Abolition

Submitted by OADP on Wed, 02/12/2014 - 6:06am
Tue. Feb. 11, 2014 New Hampshire got closer to abolition today when the House Criminal Justice and Public Works Committee voted 14-3 to pass House Bill 1170! Read More

Washington state governor declares death penalty moratorium

Submitted by OADP on Wed, 02/12/2014 - 6:03am
Tue, Feb 11 2014 OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - Washington state Governor Jay Inslee declared a moratorium on Tuesday on carrying out the death penalty in his Pacific Northwest state, citing concerns about unequal application of justice in determining who is executed. Read More

Death-row inmate Gary Haugen loses legal bid to force his own execution

Submitted by OADP on Sun, 01/26/2014 - 9:56pm
Oregon death-row inmate Gary Haugen
Oregon death-row inmate Gary Haugen's legal quest to force his own execution ended Tuesday when the U.S. Supreme Court declined to consider his case.

Press Release: Ohio Execution Goes Badly

Submitted by OADP on Sat, 01/18/2014 - 2:53am
Ohio Execution Goes Badly

Oregonians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty wishes to express our deepest sympathy to the family of Joy Stewart who was senselessly murdered in 1989. Any murder is a terrible crime and as a society needs to be mourned.

Oregon death-row prisoner joins Gary Haugen in seeking execution

Submitted by OADPEditor on Wed, 01/15/2014 - 4:05am
Death-row prisoner Jason Van Brumwell challenging Oregon to carry out the death penalty

A second death-row prisoner, Jason Van Brumwell, is challenging Oregon to carry out the death penalty, saying he agrees with co-defendant and fellow inmate Gary Haugen that the legal system is broken and pursuing appeals is pointless.

NY Times Editorial: The Slow Demise of Capital Punishment

Submitted by trodello on Thu, 01/02/2014 - 3:32am
NY Times Editorial: The Slow Demise of Capital Punishment

In 2013, Maryland became the sixth state to end capital punishment in the last six years. Eighteen states and the District of Columbia have abolished the penalty, and it is dormant in the federal system and the military. Thirty states have had no executions in the last five years.

The Death Penalty in 2013: Executions Drop Below 40 for Only Second Time since 1994

Submitted by OADPEditor on Sat, 12/21/2013 - 11:42pm
Executions Drop Below 40 for Only Second Time since 1994

THE DEATH PENALTY IN 2013: YEAR END REPORT by The Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) - With 39 executions in 2013, this year marks only the second time in nearly two decades that the United States executed less than 40 people.

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