Gavin Newsom commutes all California death sentences to life in prison
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that he has granted clemency to every person facing a death sentence in California, erasing their possible executions but leaving them in prison for life, without the chance at parole.
TL;DR
- Gavin Newsom, Governor of California, has granted clemency to all individuals on death row.
- These commutations change death sentences to life imprisonment without parole.
- The governor's action eliminates the possibility of execution for all current death row inmates.