- Yet Another Former Oregon Chief Justice Speaks Out:
Chief Justice Wallace P. Carson, Jr., has joined former Chiefs Edwin Peterson and Paul DeMuniz in endorsing repeal. - Annual Meeting and University Tour Focus on Wrongful Executions:
Professor Richard Stack will discuss his research into wrongful convictions on three campuses and at OADP's Annual Meeting. - May 13: OADP's Fundraiser Annual Meeting in Eugene:
Get your tickets online at OADP.org. - Controversy Continues to Swirl around Lethal Injection Protocols:
Social and traditional media report studies and stays;
Action items for Supporters! - OADP Advisory Council:
Welcome new member Lynn Strand. - Oregon Establishes an Innocence Project:
National conference visits Portland to mark kickoff of new organization. - Millenials:
the importance of 20-somethings to the cause of death penalty repeal. - Oregon Youth Legislature repeals Death Penalty:
An even younger set joins in the action.
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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.