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If approved by the California Supreme Court, the number of people sentenced to death nationwide would drop by nearly a third.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced today that he was moving to commute all death sentences in California, marking a historic step towards ending the death penalty in California and across the country. The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Southern California, ACLU of Northern California, ACLU of San Diego &…

Among the most notorious convicted killers on death row are Richard Allen Davis, who kidnapped and murdered 12-year-old Polly Klaas in 1993.

Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom commuted the sentences of 548 death row inmates in one of his last acts in office. This is the largest death sentence commutation in American history. “I take this action because I firmly believe that state-sanctioned killing is incompatible with California’s values,…

Newsom's decision comes as he prepares to leave office after eight years.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that he’ll change all death sentences in the state to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Newsom’s decision comes as he prepares to leave office after eight years. In 2019, he placed a moratorium on executions in the state but hundreds…

Gov. Gavin Newsom commuted death sentences for 548 state prisoners, saying "state-sanctioned killing is incompatible with California’s values." Victims rights advocates criticized his decision.

If approved by a state court, the number of people sentenced to death nationwide would drop by nearly a third.