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California governor to grant clemency to all 548 death row inmates in state
California's governor Gavy Newsom announced Thursday that he will commute all death sentences in the state to life without the possibility of parole. He said that "capital punishment is morally wrong." The state Supreme Court will have the final say in hundreds of those cases.
What the coverage shows
All nine outlets focus on Newsom’s plan to commute California’s entire death row, with most giving the total as 548 or “more than 500” and several noting life without parole as the result. Axios and The Independent add an eye toward Newsom’s political future, while CBS News is the only outlet that explicitly says the move does not repeal the death penalty or stop prosecutors seeking it in future cases. Fox News alone highlights backlash from victims’ rights advocates, and BBC News is the only one to note California’s historical status as having the nation’s largest death row.
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