Newsom commutes executions for all 548 California inmates on death row
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is commuting the death sentences for all 548 inmates on death row in California, he announced Thursday.
TL;DR
- Governor Gavin Newsom is commuting the death sentences for all 548 inmates on death row in California.
- This announcement was made on Thursday.
- California has the largest death row population in the Western Hemisphere.
- The commutation takes place in the final months of Newsom's governorship.