Gavin Newsom’s Move Could Significantly Shrink America’s Death Row
Newsweek ·
Newsom's decision would change the sentences of 548 people on California's death row to life without parole.
Gavin Newsom’s Big Move on the Death Penalty
Newsom's decision would change the sentences of 548 people on California's death row to life without parole.
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Gavin Newsom’s Big Move on the Death Penalty
The Atlantic ·
Gavin Newsom’s mass commutation of death-row prisoners reveals a growing split in the country over capital punishment.