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Newsom Commutes the Sentences of California’s 548 Death Row Inmates
NEWS DESKUnited States
PUBLISHEDNov 6, 2026, 12:44 AM
What the source reports
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 quarter of death sentences nationwide.
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