California Gov. Gavin Newsom commutes all 548 death sentences in the state to life without parole

Summary

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Thursday 5 November that all death sentences in the state would be changed to life in prison without the possibility of parole, ABC News and PBS NewsHour reported, The Philadelphia Inquirer giving the number of 548 death sentences. Newsom commuted all California death sentences on Thursday, declaring that 'state-sanctioned killing is incompatible with' values in America's most populous state, NBC News reported, and The NY Times wrote that the sentences of all 548 prisoners with death sentences were commuted, about a quarter of death sentences nationwide, Newsom calling capital punishment morally objectionable. The outgoing governor's plan to remove the threat of capital punishment hanging over more than 500 condemned inmates comes as Newsom considers a run for president, the LA Times reported, Forbes writing that Newsom is approaching the end of the final term as California's governor and is widely seen as a potential Democratic presidential candidate in 2028.

Latest: California Gov. Gavin Newsom commuted all death sentences in the state on Thursday, declaring that 'state-sanctioned killing is incompatible with' values in America's most populous state, NBC News reported, The NY Times writing that the sentences of all 548 prisoners with death sentences were commuted, about a quarter of death sentences nationwide.

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