Newsom moves to commute 548 death sentences, emptying California’s death row
Headline from Washington Post · First reported Nov 5, 7:22 PM ET () · Updated Nov 6, 10:29 PM ET · 5 sources, 5 articles
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The outgoing governor and potential 2028 presidential candidate said he will seek to commute the death sentences of 548 prisoners.
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Over the past 50 years, 917 death row inmates in the United States have received clemency. Nearly 60 percent of those inmates were spared on Thursday when outgoing California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D.) commuted the death sentences of the state's 548 death row inmates, including several notorious serial…
Newsom Moves to Spare 548 Death Row Inmates, Including Child Killers and Notorious Serial Murderers
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