'This Is Big': Oregon Gov. Commutes Death Sentences, Dismantles State Execution Chamber

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

40% : Oregon officials have taken several steps in recent years to end the use of capital punishment in the state.
40% : A public referendum is needed to remove capital punishment from the state Constitution.
38% : "By all objective metrics, the death penalty is a failed policy," said Singh.
36% : "Oregon enters a new era today where the values that make our state better come to the forefront and we leave behind the death penalty of a cruel past," he added.
15% : Brown told Oregon Public Broadcasting that she believes the death penalty is "both dysfunctional and immoral." "Justice is not advanced by taking a life, and the state should not be in the business of executing people -- even if a terrible crime placed them in prison," said the governor, who is term-limited and will be replaced by Gov.-elect Tina Kotek, also a Democrat who opposes capital punishment, next month.

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