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Newsom Commutes the Sentences of California’s 548 Death Row Inmates
Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is expected to run for president, called capital punishment morally objectionable. Though California hasn’t executed anyone for 20 years, that represents about a quarter of death sentences nationwide.
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- The New York Times US. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/05/us/california-death-row-newsom-commutation.html
Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is expected to run for president, called capital punishment morally objectionable. Though California hasn’t executed anyone for 20 years, that represents about a quarter of death sentences nationwide.