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Newsom Weighs Commuting Death Sentences for 563 California Inmates
Original: Newsom Considers Ending Death Sentences for 563 California Prisoners https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/us/newsom-death-
California Governor Gavin Newsom is considering commuting the death sentences of all 563 prisoners on the state's death row, according to the New York Times. The move would effectively empty the largest death row in the United States and would follow his 2019 moratorium on executions in California.
Why now: The potential mass commutation would be an unprecedented action against capital punishment in the most populous US state.
Gavin NewsomCaliforniaCalifornia death rowNew York Times
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