November 5, 2021 3:20 a.m.

Oregon’s House GOP leader says victims and their families are traumatized by Governor Brown’s commutation plan.

A release from the Oregon House Republican Caucus said this week the commutation list for prison sentences was made available to the media before victims were notified, prioritizing violent offenders and harming victims and their families.

House Republican Leader Christine Drazen said, “The Governor continues to abuse executive power and is now minimizing the voices of victims”. Leader Drazen said, “Voters passed Measure 11 to give victims of violent crimes the security of justice and safety with truth in sentencing”. Drazen said Governor Brown is circumventing voters and the Legislature to “…clear the path for these violent offenders to be released, despite the trauma it causes victims and their families if they’re forced to relive these crimes”.