California Gov. Newsom says he will commute all death sentences in state to life without parole

Newsom to commute all California death sentences

Governor Gavin Newsom will commute the death sentences of all California inmates awaiting execution and reduce their punishments to life without parole. The outgoing governor announced the...

Newsom Moves to Save Everyone on California’s Death Row in Final Act

Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom commuted the sentences of 548 death row inmates in one of his last acts in office. This is the largest death sentence commutation in American his...

Gavin Newsom lets all of California’s 548 death row inmates escape ultimate punishment

Gov. Gavin Newsom dropped a bombshell move on Thursday to commute all 561 death row inmates in California.

Gavin Newsom commutes all California death sentences

In an open letter, Gov. Newsom said capital punishment goes against California’s values and public safety goals.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom to commute all death sentences in state

Newsom said he is changing the penalty for all 548 death row inmates to life without parole.

BREAKING: Gavin Newsom commutes ALL death sentences for California's 548 death row inmates

"I know we cannot execute people in our imperfect legal system and remain true to our core values, first among them justice and human decency."

California Gov. Newsom says he will commute all death sentences in state to life without parole

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he’ll change all death sentences in the state to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

California Gov. Newsom to commute sentences of all 548 death row inmates in that state

Newsom said he’ll change all death sentences in the state to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Gavin Newsom lets all of California's 561 death row inmates escape ultimate punishment

Gov. Gavin Newsom dropped a bombshell move on Thursday to commute all 561 death row inmates in California.

Newsom moves to empty California's death row as 2028 looms

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday he plans to commute all 548 of the state's death sentences to life without parole, a sweeping decision that could empty the nation's largest...

California governor commutes death sentences for all 548 people on death row

California has historically had the largest population of death row inmates in the US.

Newsom moves to commute all California death sentences

The move does not repeal California's death penalty or prevent prosecutors from seeking it in future cases.

Newsom commutes sentences of California’s 548 death row inmates

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday moved to spare the lives of all 548 prisoners on the state’s death row in the largest mass commutation of death sentences in mo...

California Gov. Newsom says he will commute all death sentences in state to life without parole

Newsom said the decision was among the most difficult choices of his career because it will surface painful memories for crime victims’ families.

Gavin Newsom spares every murderer on California's death row in one of his final acts as Governor

California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced that he was commuting the sentences of all 548 prisoners on death row in the state.

'Inhumane punishment': Governor Gavin Newsom to commute all 548 California death sentences

California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday said he would commute all 548 death sentences in the state to life in prison without parole, marking a major step away from capital punishment a...

Newsom commutes all 548 death sentences in California as he prepares to leave office

Gov. Newsom has long been considered a 2028 presidential hopeful

California Gov. Newsom says he will commute all death sentences in state to life without parole

California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced he will change all 548 death sentences in the state to life in prison without parole

Newsom says he will commute all death sentences in California to life without possibility of parole

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will commute all 548 death sentences in the state to life without possibility of parole.

'A righteous action': Newsom to commute all California death sentences

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday he will commute the death sentences of all California inmates to life without parole.

California Gov. Newsom says he will commute all death sentences in state to life without parole

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that he’ll change all death sentences in the state to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom commutes all death sentences

Gov. Gavin Newsom commuted all California death sentences on Thursday, declaring that “state-sanctioned killing is incompatible with” values in America’s most populous state.

Gavin Newsom just made one of his biggest moves yet on California’s death penalty

California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to commute 548 death sentences to life without parole, a sweeping move that could reshape death row nationwide.

Newsom Commutes the Sentences of California’s 548 Death Row Inmates

Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is considering a run for president, called capital punishment morally objectionable. Though California hasn’t executed anyone for 20 years, that represents about a qu...

Newsom to commute all 548 California death sentences to life without parole

Newsom said the decision was among the most difficult choices of his career because it will surface painful memories for crime victims’ families.

Newsom says he will commute all 548 of California's death sentences to life without parole

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that he'll change all death sentences in the state to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

California Gov. Newsom says he will commute all death sentences in state to life without parole

Gavin Newsom commutes the sentences of California’s 548 death row inmates

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that he’ll change all death sentences in the state to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

BREAKING: Newsom Commutes Death Sentences of All 548 People on Death Row

California's outgoing governor Gavin Newsom (D) commuted the death sentences of all 548 on death row in one of his final acts before leaving office.

Gavin Newsom commutes more than 500 death sentences in California

Democrat’s move prevents these people from executions under future governors, after Christa Pike’s failed execution Gavin Newsom, California ’s governor, commuted the death sentences of mor...