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Crime victims, their families outraged over Newsom’s 548 death sentence commutations

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What happened Crime victims, their families outraged over Newsom’s 548 death sentence commutations.
The headline split KTLA frames it as "Crime victims, their families outraged over Newsom’s 548 death sentence commutations". KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst) frames it as "Advocates, families of murder victims speak out against Newsom's plans to commute death s...".
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KTLANews report · Nov 12, 9:06 PM

Crime victims, their families outraged over Newsom’s 548 death sentence commutations

Crime victims and their families are slamming California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision to commute the death sentences of the state’s 548 death row inmates to life in prison without parole. T...

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KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst)News report · Nov 12, 8:58 PM

Advocates, families of murder victims speak out against Newsom's plans to commute death sentences

Victims' advocates are set to speak out against Gov. Gavin Newsom's plans to commute death sentences and change the sentences to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

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