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Outgoing Oregon Governor Kate Brown (D) commuted all death row sentences on Tuesday.

Kate Brown commuted sentences of 17 people on death row.

Democrat Tina Kotek won the governor’s race in the 2022 election and will take office in January.

NBC reported:

Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced plans Tuesday to commute the sentences of the 17 people on Oregon’s death row to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, likely using her executive clemency powers for the last time as governor.

In a statement, Brown criticized the practice of capital punishment, saying the death penalty “cannot be and never has been administered fairly and equitably.”

“I have long believed that 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,” Brown said.

“Unlike previous commutations I’ve granted to individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary growth and rehabilitation, this commutation is not based on any rehabilitative efforts by the individuals on death row. Instead, it reflects the recognition that the death penalty is immoral.”

Brown said that the commutations were consistent with a moratorium on the death penalty initiated in 2011 by then-Gov. John Kitzhaber, a Democrat.

“I also recognize the pain and uncertainty victims experience as they wait for decades while individuals sit on death row—especially in states with moratoriums on executions—without resolution. My hope is that this commutation will bring us a significant step closer to finality in these cases,” Brown said.

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Atlanta, Georgia – A beloved grandmother was found stabbed to death in her own garage over the weekend.

Eleanor Bowles, 77, was found stabbed to death in the garage of her home in a gated Buckhead community on Saturday.

23-year-old Antonio Brown was taken into custody on Monday and is being held at Fulton County Jail on “charges of murder, aggravated battery, elder abuse, possession of a knife during the commission of a felony and hijacking a motor vehicle.” WSBTV reported.

According to reports, a citizen spotted Antonio Brown and called police.

Eleanor Bowles’ stolen Lexus was tracked down in DeKalb County.

Deputy Chief Charles Hampton said police have had previous encounters with Antonio Brown.

WSBTV reported:

A man is now in custody accused in the murder of a 77-year-old woman who was found stabbed to death in her own home over the weekend.

Eleanor Bowles was found dead in the garage of her home in a gated Buckhead community on Saturday on Paces West Terrace.

Police say they believe Bowles was in her home at 11:30 a.m. when Antonio Brown, 23, broke in and tried stealing her 2021 Lexus RS350. They believe she interrupted the robbery and was stabbed and killed.

Brown is currently being held in the Fulton County Jail on charges of murder, aggravated battery, elder abuse, possession of a knife during the commission of a felony and hijacking a motor vehicle. We first obtained his mugshot during Channel 2 Action News This Morning.

Investigators say Brown walked into the gated community, but it is unclear how he was able to get past security. The car was tracked and recovered in DeKalb County.

Eleanor’s family and friends said this arrest brings some comfort, but her friend Annette Loper said they have lost such a great woman.

“She was just one of the most wonderful people that you could, have asked for. Devoted to her sons and granddaughters.”

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