Crossfiled7 outlets · filed 5 November 2026
'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 as he prepares to leave office after eight years.
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Both outlets center Newsom’s sweeping commutation of California death sentences, and both quantify it as more than 500 people. The New York Times is more specific, saying 548 inmates and adding Newsom’s moral objection to capital punishment, while The Guardian US stresses the effect on future executions under later governors.
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