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Newsom Moves To Empty California’s Death Row

California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday moved to empty the state’s death row, announcing he would commute all 548 death sentences to life in prison without parole, sparing inmates, including serial killers and child murderers, fro

Republican Ledger staff · 12:26 PM ET

Newsom Moves To Empty California’s Death Row
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California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday moved to empty the state’s death row, announcing he would commute all 548 death sentences to life in prison without parole, sparing inmates, including serial killers and child murderers, from execution.

As he approaches the end of his final term, Newsom announced plans to use his clemency powers in ...

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