Gavin Newsom commutes more than 500 death sentences in California
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday said he would commute all 548 death sentences in the state to life in prison without parole, marking a major step away from capital punishment as he prepares to leave office after eight years.
Key points
- California has historically had the largest population of death row inmates in the US.
- Democrat’s move prevents these people from executions under future governors, after Christa Pike’s failed execution Gavin Newsom, California ’s governor, has commuted the death sentences of more than 500 people on the state’s death row on Thursday, a move that ensures they can never be executed under future administrations.
Gavin Newsom, a Democrat and a rumored presidential candidate, moved to commute the death sentences of 548 inmates in California for one of his last acts as governor of the state.
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