OADP Update Newsletters

Summer 2019 Update Newsletter

Volume XVI, No. 2 - Summer 2019

In this issue...

Another Step Toward Repeal: Senate Bill 1013 Passes

Death sentence: Number of aggravating circumstances reduced.

Front Page Only a Sliver of the Story

Robust dialogue is needed about the Oregon death penalty laws.

Paid in Full Brings Prisons Education and Transformation

'Smart on Crime' because in America 'Tough on Crime’ Does Not Work.

Does Better Prison Food Help Reduce Recidivism?

Yes... and the information may provide constructive advice for Oregon's prisons.

Women in the Oregon Legislature

Oregon with 37 female legislative members ranks third in the nation.

March 2019 Update Newsletter

Volume XVI, No. 1 - March 2019

In this issue...

BREAKING NEWS: California Death Penalty Suspended

California Death Penalty Suspended; 737 Inmates to Get Stay of Execution.

Bills OADP Supports in the 2019 Oregon Legislature (as of March 9, 2019)

Three bills are being submitted for consideration into the 2019 session of the Oregon Legislature.

OADP Welcomes Four New Advisory Council Members

Cindy Kimball, Billy Davis, Tim Murphy, and Rev. John Kerns

Former Death Row Inmate Helps Others from Inside Prison

By Nancy Hill, OADP Advisory Council member

BRIEFINGS

Updates and news in and around the Oregon abolitionist movement.

December 2018 Update Newsletter

Volume XV, No. 4 - December 2018

In this issue...

NEW DOCUMENTARY PREMIERES IN SALEM JANUARY 15TH

In the Executioner's Shadow, a film about justice, injustice, and the death penalty.

THE ESSENTIAL YEAR-END DONATION

Your help is needed to pass a death penalty repeal of the Oregon constitution.

OADP WELCOMES NEW LEADERSHIP

Lance Mayhew (chair), Dr. Lynn Strand (vice chair), and Bruce Stock (secretary).

OADP ANNUAL MEETING IN EUGENE

Hosted by Dr. Emily Plec on October 4 at the Unitarian Universalist Church.

HERE'S WHAT YOU CAN DO IN 2019

How you can help to eliminate the Oregon death penalty in 2019.

NEW OADP ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS

Meet RaeLynn Ricarte of the Dalles and Rabbi Debra Kolodny of Portland.

A LETTER MAKES A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE

Death Row is a lonely and isolating place, a simple letter can make a difference.

STRONG SUPPORT FOR WASHINGTON'S DEATH PENALTY DECISION

Oregonians salute Washington and hope to abolish the death penalty soon.

September 2018 Update Newsletter

Volume XV, No. 3 - September 2018

In this issue...

2018 ANNUAL MEETING AND DINNER IN EUGENE OCT 4TH

Keynote address to be delivered by Oregon Senator Floyd Prozanski.

DETAILS ARE ON THE WAY

OADP's new strategy to stop all death sentences and executions in Oregon.

WOULD YOU DO "EXECUTION SERVICE?"

A compelling article by Molly Fosco and her editors at OXY Media.

POPE SAYS THE DEATH PENALTY IS "INADMISSABLE!"

"The church will work with determination for abolition worldwide."

TWO NEW MEMBERS OF THE OADP ADVISORY COUNCIL

The OADP Advisory Council expands with Jacob Grier and Dale Penn II.

June 2018 Update Newsletter

Volume XV, No. 2 - June 2018

In this issue...

MAY 16 SUMMIT PLANNING MEETING

Discussing options to stop executions of death row inmates.

DO WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO KILL?

Some states look for new ways to kill death row inmates.

KNOW YOUR STATE LEGISLATORS

The death penalty is a states rights issue.

THE CONVERSATION WORKS WELL AT THE FAIR

The OADP Million Conversations Initiative Project message.

"OADP ADVISORY COUNCIL GROWS."

Meet Rev. J.W. Matt Hennessee and Paul Krissel.

March 2018 Update Newsletter

Volume XV, No. 3 - March 2017

In this issue...

WHY DOES THE DEATH PENALTY COST SO MUCH?

Oregon taxpayers spend over $29 million annually to support the death penalty

THE DEATH PENALTY IS BUILT ON MYTHS

The myth of closure, the myth of colorblind justice, the myth of infallibility.

OADP ATTENDS REPUBLICAN DORCHESTER CONFERENCE

Creating Death Penalty conversations with people who may be conflicted on the issues.

OADP ADVISORY COUNCIL GROWS

Meet new council members Conner Boyd, Trevor Walraven and Jon DeBillis.

December 2017 Update Newsletter

Volume XIV, No. 4 - December 2017

In this issue...

NOT IN OUR NAME

A new, powerful publication from OADP.

OAPD BOARD EXPANDS

Lynn Strand, Bruce Stock and Lance Mayhew join the OADP Board.

DEATH PENALTY SUPPORT IN THE U.S. FALLS TO A 45-YEAR LOW

National polls and research show decline in American Death Penalty support.

OADP OUTREACH CONTINUES TO EXPAND

OADP-initiated events for people to learn, think, and talk about the death penalty.

SUPPORT OADP WITH A YEAR-END DONATION

We thank you for your support in the past and in advance.

 

September 2017 Update Newsletter

Volume XIV, No. 3 - September 2017

In this issue...

THE MILLION CONVERSATIONS INITIATIVE

It will take a cultural shift to vote in favor of abolishing the death penalty.

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE? (Editorial by Jeff Ellis)

Executive director of Oregon Capital Resource Center and OADP board member.

SISTER HELEN PREJEAN RETURNS TO OREGON

Sister Helen speaks in Medford October 12th, Lake Oswego October 13th.

NOT IN OUR NAME

OADP members developing booklet about murder victim families in Oregon.

OADP BOARD NEWS...

Aba Gayle will step down from the OADP board of directors.

CHARLES EMMET NIELSEN - JAN. 26, 1932 - JULY 24, 2017

More than three decades opposing the Oregon death penalty

"RECENT DEVELOPMENTS FROM DPIC."

Current news from the Death Penalty Information Center.

 

June 2017 Update Newsletter

Volume XIV, No. 2 - June 2017

In this issue...

Oregonians Are Smart on Crime and We Can be Even Smarter

Tom O'Connor, Ph.D., former head chaplain in the Department of Corrections.

Post Arkansas

What can we do with our frustrations, our anger over the Arkansas killings?

The Conversation... Many Replays

The Willamette University School of Law auditorium production has been seen in multiple replays in many Oregon communities.

Lance Mayhew Joins OADP Advisory Council

The Portland area print and radio journalist joins the OADP Advisory Council.

Recent News from Death Penalty Information Center

Current news from the Death Penalty Information Center.


March 2017 Update Newsletter

Volume XIV, No. 1 - March 2017

In this issue...

The Conversation

Thursday, March 16 at the Willamette University School of Law.

How the West Could Be Won

Washington, Colorado and Utah in serious discussions about repeal.

Women... Take the Lead

Be a community leader, speak up, push back, offer reasonable alternatives.

Women in Legislature

About 24.4% of U.S. Legislators are women.

Life on Death Row

The mind-numbing isolation death row inmates must endure is wrong.

In Memorial

Remembering Judith Havas, a long-time member of the OADP Advisory Council.

Enhanced Outreach

Two new volunteer members join the OADP Outreach team.

Recent Developments from DPIC

Current news from the Death Penalty Information Center.

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