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Newsom Commutes All 548 California Death Sentences
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California Governor Gavin Newsom is commuting all 548 death sentences in the state to life without parole, emptying America's largest death row. About 382 cases still need California Supreme Court approval because those prisoners have multiple felony convictions. Newsom has long opposed executions and had already halted them. Supporters call the move historic while critics say it denies justice to victims' families seeking death sentences.
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