Newsom to commute all 548 California death sentences to life in prison without parole
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a rally at the Hollywood Palladium on Sunday. (Ariana Drehsler / For The Times) Gov. Gavin Newsom told the California Supreme Court Thursday that he will commute the death sentences of all 548 state prisoners awaiting execution, reducing their punishments to life in prison without parole. Newsom can commute about 40% of the death sentences with the stroke of a pen, but the rest will require the high court’s approval in order to be finalized. The mass commutation would apply to inmates convicted of some of the most heinous acts in the state’s history.…
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[Claude] Both reports cover Newsom's commutation of California's death row sentences, and neither contradicts the other's facts.
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