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Newsom Commutes the Sentences of California’s 548 Death Row Inmates
Laurel Rosenhall·The New York Times·November 5, 2026
Gov. Gavin Newsom, in one of his last acts, commuted the sentences of all prisoners with death sentences, calling capital punishment morally objectionable. That’s about a quarter of death sentences nationwide.
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