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.
For more than 10 years, Oregon governors have enforced a moratorium on executions. In one of her last acts as governor, Kate Brown went a step further, announcing Tuesday that
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