California Governor Commutes Death Sentences for All 548 Inmates to Life Without Parole

11/06/2026

Gavin Newsom’s move – which would reduce the total US death row population by nearly 30 per cent – has sparked angry reactions from families of murder victims and the state’s district attorneys.

11/06/2026

California Governor to commute death sentences of all 548 death row inmates

11/06/2026

California Governor's order means all 548 prisoners currently on California's death row will instead serve life sentences without the possibility of parole.

11/06/2026

California Governor Gavin Newsom has moved to change 548 death sentences to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

11/06/2026

California governor Newsom commutes all death sentences in California, affecting more than 500 prisoners.

11/05/2026

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...

11/05/2026

⁠California Governor Gavin Newsom said ⁠on Thursday he would commute ⁠the death sentences of all 548 inmates currently condemned to execution in his state, the largest death row in the western...

11/05/2026

California has historically had the largest population of people on death row in the US.

11/05/2026

California governor Gavin Newsom is commuting the death sentences of more than 500 inmates to life in prison with no parole, saying he believes state-sanctioned killing is incompatible with the...

11/05/2026

Gov. Newsom has long been considered a 2028 presidential hopeful