California Gov Newsom commutes death sentences for all 548 people on death row

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California Governor Gavin Newsom has commuted the death sentences of all 548 people on death row in the state, changing them instead to life in prison. Only 13 inmates have been executed since voters reinstated the death penalty in 1978. California has historically had the largest population of death row inmates.

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