Kate Brown explains why she commuted all of her state's death sentences Enlarge this image toggle caption Jeff Chiu/AP Jeff Chiu/AP Oregon Gov. Sponsor Message Brown tells Morning Edition's Rachel Martin that the majority of her clemency work has been geared towards moving Oregon towards a more equitable criminal justice system — and notes that a disproportionate number of those …
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that Gov. Two district attorneys, Linn County’s Doug Marteeny and Lane County’s Patricia Perlow, along with family members of crime victims, sued the governor and other state officials earlier this year to stop the clemency actions. While the attorneys and crime victims argued that Brown’s actions were an overreach of …
Kate Brown granted clemency to more than 70 people who were excluded from a juvenile justice reform bill. Brown’s clemency order lists more than 70 people who committed crimes before they were 18 years old and are serving sentences of 15 years or more in prison. In particular, Measure 11 removed many routes for young people to demonstrate their capacity …
