California Governor Gavin Newsom has commuted the death sentences of all 548 of the state's death row inmates to life without parole, marking the largest mass commutation of death sentences in modern US history. Newsom said his decision stemmed from his moral opposition to the death penalty.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has commuted the death sentences of all 548 of the state's death row inmates to life without parole, marking the largest mass commutation of death sentences in modern US history. Newsom said his decision stemmed from his moral opposition to the death penalty.