Newsom commutes all 548 California death sentences to life without parole
California has historically had the largest death row population in the United States, according to BBC reporting.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has commuted the sentences of all 548 people on the state's death row. Each sentence has been reduced to life without parole. The move was reported by the BBC and ABC15 Arizona.
California has historically had the largest population of people on death row in the U.S. The change removes the death penalty from every case on the state's death row.
Key points
- All 548 death sentences in California commuted
- New sentence: life without parole
- California has historically held the largest U.S. death row
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