Method
The first death sentence carried out under the territorial government came on April 18, 1851, when William Kendall was hanged in Salem. Kendall's sentence was handed down by judge William Strong of the Oregon Supreme Court. Hangings were conducted by the local sheriff until 1905 when executions were moved to the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem. Capital punishment in Oregon was performed by hanging until 1931. The gas chamber was used starting in 1939 and was performed until 1962. In 1964 death penalty laws in Oregon were repealed and they were restored in 1984. Currently the sole method is lethal injection. Death Row and executions are performed at the Oregon State Penitentiary.
Read more about this topic: Capital Punishment In Oregon
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