California Governor Commutes All 548 Death Sentences

California Governor Commutes All 548 Death Sentences

California Governor Gavin Newsom has commuted the death sentences of all five hundred forty-eight inmates on the state’s death row to life without the possibility of parole. The action, announced Thursday in one of his final acts as governor, represents the largest mass commutation in United States history and leaves the death penalty intact.

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