Democratic Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has agreed to stop granting clemency for felons between Feb. 2 and March 2, according to a lawyer for a group of murder victims' relatives who are suing the governor over her progressive pardon policy.
The lawsuit is asking that the Governor follow clemency law, stating that she unlawfully released nearly one thousand convicted felons early from their sentences.
The lawsuit is asking that the Governor follow clemency law, stating that she unlawfully released nearly one thousand convicted felons early from their sentences.
The lawsuit is asking that the Governor follow clemency law, stating that she unlawfully released nearly one thousand convicted felons early from their sentences.
With violent crime on the rise in big cities around the country, Oregon’s progressive governor is pioneering the power of executive clemency, prompting an outcry from prosecutors in her state charged with putting dangerous criminals behind bars.