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California governor to grant clemency to all 548 death row inmates in state

California's governor Gavy Newsom announced Thursday that he will commute all death sentences in the state to life without the possibility of parole. He said that "capital punishment is morally wrong." The state Supreme Court will have the final say in hundreds of those cases.

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  • France 24
    high factuality France Médias Monde · state-funded

    California's governor Gavy Newsom announced Thursday that he will commute all death sentences in the state to life without the possibility of parole. He said that "capital punishment is morally wrong." The state Supreme Court will have the final say in hundreds of those cases.

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  • BBC News
    high factuality UK Royal Charter · state-funded

    California has historically had the largest population of people on death row in the US.

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