| Death
Penalty: |
YES |
| Prohibit
Execution of the Mentally Retarded: |
NO |
| Life
Without Parole: |
YES |
| Minimum
Age to Eligible for the Death Penalty: |
18 |
| Number
on Death Row: |
30 |
| Executions
Since 1976: |
2 |
| Race
of Defendants: |
25 white (83%), 2 Latino (7%), 1 black (3%), 1 Native American (3%), 1 unknown (3%) |
| Race
of Victims: |
unknown |
| Racial
Make-up of State Population: |
84% white, 8% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% black, 1% American Indian |
| Innocents
Exonerated: |
NO |
| Columbia
University Study Rate of Error in Capital Cases: |
not included in study |
| Murder
Rate: |
3.8 per 100,000 (ranked 36th out of 51) |
| Governor: |
John A. Kitzhaber (D). Elected 1998, term expires 2003. Although he did not grant clemency in either of the cases he faced, he is against the death penalty and is supportive of its replacement in Oregon through the Life for a Life ballot initiative campaign. Kitzhaber is also likely to run for the Senate against Sen. Gordon Smith (R)., (),
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| Presidential
Vote: |
46.9% Gore, 46.5% Bush, 5% Nader |
| Public
Opinion on the Death Penalty: |
The Life for a Life ballot initiative campaign conducted polling in 2000, results unknown |
| Organizations
Endorsing a Moratorium: |
All Souls Catholic Church, Justice and Peace "Enough is Enough" Commission
Amnesty International, Group 48
Amnesty International, Lewis & Clark College chapter
Oregon Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
Radical Action Group of Lewis & Clark
Students Engaged in Eco-Defense (SEED), Lewis & Clark College
Women's International League for Peace and Justice (WILPF), Portland Chapter
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| Organizations
Working FOR a Moratorium: |
ACLU of Oregon
P.O. Box 40585
Portland, OR 97240
David Fidanque-contact
503-227-3186-(day)
info@aclu-or.org
www.aclu-or.org/aclu
Amnesty International State Death Penalty Abolition Coordinator
Clarence Pugh-contact
503-362-6328-(phone)
76355.2751@compuserve.com
Life for a Life*
P.O. Box 14262
Portland, OR 97293
Angela Harris-contact
503-249-1556-(phone)
life2000@earthlink.net
Oregon Coalition to Abolish the
Death Penalty
P.O. Box 361
Portland, OR 97207
Chip Shields-contact
503-249-1556--(day)
ocadp@compuserve.com
www.members.tripod.com/ocadp
Oregon Criminal Defense
Lawyers Association
44 W. Broadway, Suite 403
Eugene, OR 97401
John Potter-contact
541-686-8716--(day)
541-686-2319--(fax)
jpotter@ocdla.org
www.ocdla.org
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| Clemency: |
The governor has sole authority to grant clemency |
| Who
Decides Sentence: |
Jury |
| Method
of Execution: |
Lethal Injection |
