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December 14, 2022

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown Commutes Death Sentences of 17 Prisoners Before Leaving Office
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Back in the U.S., outgoing Oregon Democratic Governor Kate Brown has
commuted the sentences of all 17 people on death row to life in prison
without the possibility of parole. Governor Brown called the death
penalty "dysfunctional and immoral."


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