Gavin Newsom commutes 548 death sentences to life imprisonment in California
California Governor Gavin Newsom has commuted the death sentences of 548 prisoners to life imprisonment. This decision comes as the state has not carried out an execution since 2006. Newsom stated that state-sanctioned execution is incompatible with California values.
- California Governor Gavin Newsom intends to change all death sentences in California to life imprisonment.
- Newsom stated state-sanctioned execution is incompatible with California values.
- California accounts for about a quarter of all death row convictions in the United States.
- California has not carried out an execution for twenty years.
- Amnesty International and other organizations appealed for a sign against the death penalty before the end of his term.
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