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California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced he will commute the death sentences of all 548 inmates currently on death row in the state, citing his authority as governor near the end of his term. This move follows a moratorium on executions that Newsom implemented shortly after taking office in March 2019 and comes amid broader national debates about capital punishment.

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California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced he will commute all 548 death sentences in the state to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. This move ensures that these individuals, who have been on death row, can never be executed under future administrations. Newsom stated his decision is based on the belief that "state-sanctioned killing is incompatible with California’s values." The action comes as he prepares to leave office after eight years and follows a 2019 moratorium on executions he had previously imposed. Critics argue this circumvents public will, while supporters see it as a moral stance against the death penalty's perceived racial bias and inaccuracy. Approximately 382 of these commutations will now be reviewed by the California Supreme Court for approval.

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The announcement, in a three-page letter addressed to “all Californians”, came as Newsom, a Democrat who is expected to seek his party’s presidential nomination in 2028, neared the end of his second and final four-year term as governor.

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California Governor Newsom granting clemency to all 548 death row inmates in state The US debate over capital punishment intensified recently after the failed execution of Christa Pike by the state of Tennessee California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday he would commute the death sentences of all 548 inmates currently condemned to execution in his state, the largest death row in the western hemisphere. The announcement, in a three-page letter addressed to “all Californians”, came as Newsom, a Democrat who is expected to seek his party’s presidential nomination in 2028,

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