- A Path to Repeal in Oregon: OADP targets the Nov 2016 general election for a ballot measure to repeal Oregon's death penalty. Lots of work ahead of us!
- Another Oregon Chief Justice Speaks Up: Last issue we brought you retired Chief Justice Paul DeMuniz. In this issue, we reprint the op-ed of retired Chief Justice Edwin Peterson from OregonLive, October 23.
- From the Board Chair, Ron Steiner: Our year-end fundraising request--this year Ron asks that you consider a three-year pledge to help carry us through to our goal in 2016.
- Events: A dozen in October and November, led by the Ecumenical Banquet in Portland, with links to the powerful moral statements of 15 religious leaders from our state.
- New Advisory Council Members: Welcome Bob Delong and Anne Shihadeh
- Mark Baker, CPA, Joins OADP Board of Directors: Welcome Mark.
- Another Death Row Exoneration: The nation's 143rd, Reginald Griffin of Missouri.
- The Conservative Viewpoint: Kansan Chase Blasi advocates for repeal.
- Retired President Speaks Up: Jimmy Carter once again urges the U.S. Supreme Court to hold the death penalty unconstitutional.
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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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