Newsom’s historic death row commutations could reshape capital punishment debate

CALIFORNIA GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM has moved to commute the death sentences of all 548 people facing execution in the state, allowing them to instead serve life sentences without the possibility of parole. The California Supreme Court must approve some of these commutations. If it does, Newsom’s action, announced Friday, would be responsible for the largest […] The post Newsom’s historic death row commutations could reshape capital punishment debate appeared first on Local News Matters.

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