Grave Injustice: Prof. Richard Stack Speaking Schedule

American University Professor and author Richard Stack will address the likelihood that more than a few innocent people have been executed in this country since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. He will speak at OADP's Annual Meeting in Eugene on May 13 (see sidebar) as well as on three university campuses on May 12-14. The campus talks are all free and open to the public. The schedule is:

Monday, May 12th

4 PM

Portland State University

Smith Memorial Student Union, Rm 296/8

Tuesday, May 13th

2 PM

Western Oregon University

Calapooia Room in Werner University Center

Wednesday May 14th

12 Noon

Oregon State University

OSU Memorial Union, Room #213

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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.