Democratic Oregon Gov. Kate Brown commuted the execution sentences of her state’s 17 death-row inmates effective Wednesday, all of them convicted killers.
Oregon governor Kate Brown said she is using her executive clemency powers to commute the death sentences to life in prison and that her order will take effect on Wednesday.
Update, 8:45 p.m. Nov. 9: Clerk Keri Hinton has posted updated election results to the county website. The update is labeled 5:53 p.m., but was not posted to the .