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Gavin Newsom commutes more than 500 death sentences in California

Sam Levin in Los Angeles · The Guardian · World
Published 6 Nov 2026, 6:28 am·4 h ago·1 min read
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Democrat’s move prevents these people from executions under future governors, after Christa Pike’s failed execution Gavin Newsom , California ’s governor, has commuted the death sentences of more than 500 people on the state’s death row on Thursday, a move that ensures they can never be executed under future administrations. The Democrat ’s mass commutation at the end of his term has converted all of the state’s death sentences to life without the possibility of parole, the largest clearing of any US death row in modern history. Continue reading...

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