- Washington Governor Gives us a Boost:
Gov. Jay Inslee joins Oregon Gov. Kitzhaber in imposing a moratorium on executions. - Successful Ecumenical Dinner Format Expands:
Dinners featuring religious leaders scheduled this month in Salem and Bend. - Innocence Network Conference Coming to Oregon:
Exonerations are accelerating nationally; Barry Scheck and Richard Stack to speak; OADP will table at this national conference April 11-12. - Lethal Injection Protocol Under Fire:
New Ohio protocol results in slow, painful death; controversy causes states to delay executions. - Upcoming OADP Events and Activities:
Six scheduled in April, early May. - Two Years Later: "We Are Still Troy Davis":
Portland event to mark second anniversary of execution of likely innocent man. - New Members and Supporters:
Causa Oregon and Nancy Hill join OADP. - Interest from Abroad in Oregon Repeal Efforts:
British MP visited in February. - OADP's Frank Thompson Speaking in Tennessee:
Board member and former OSP Superintendent continues to speak nationally. - Other News from the Death Penalty Information Center:
Poll shows continuing decline in support for death penalty; NH legislature moves toward repeal.
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Common Questions
Does Oregon currently have the death penalty?
Capital punishment is legal in the U.S. state of Oregon. The first execution under the territorial government was in 1851. Capital punishment was made explicitly legal by statute in 1864, and executions have been carried out exclusively at the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem since 1904. The death penalty was outlawed between 1914 and 1920, again between 1964 and 1978, and then again between a 1981 Oregon Supreme Court ruling and a 1984 ballot measure. Since 1904, about 60 individuals have been executed in Oregon. Aggravated murder is the only crime subject to the penalty of death under Oregon law.
Is there anyone currently on death row in Oregon?
Thirty-four people are currently on Oregon's death row.
What is the method of execution in Oregon?
The current method of execution in Oregon is lethal injection.
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