Newsom Commutes All 548 California Death Sentences

Newsom Commutes All 548 California Death Sentences

California Gov. Gavin Newsom commuted the death sentences of all 548 inmates on the state’s death row to life in prison without parole on Thursday. The mass clemency, announced near the end of his final term, is the largest in U.S. history and has drawn objections from prosecutors and victims’ families, with some commutations requiring California Supreme Court review.

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