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Gavin Newsom Has Commuted the Largest Death Row in the Western Hemisphere
Sophie Hurwitz·Mother Jones·November 5, 2026

As one of his final acts in office, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has commuted the sentences of all 548 people sentenced to death in California to life without the possibility of parole—a quarter of the death row prisoners in the United States—he announced in a November 5 letter. California has not executed anyone since 2006, […]
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