California Governor Commutes Sentences for All 548 Death Row Inmates

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'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...

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