The US commuted the sentences of all death row inmates in California California Governor Gavin Newsom commuted the death penalty to life without parole for all 548 inmates awaiting execution. Bloomberg writes about it. Newsom called the death penalty "morally unacceptable." California leads the United States in the number of people sentenced to death - about a quarter of the total. The last execution in the country took place twenty years ago, and a moratorium imposed by Newsom has been in effect since 2019. The governor acknowledged that the decision is at odds with voters who support the death penalty and can be challenged in the state's Supreme Court. This is one of his last orders - Xavier Basra will take office in January.

The US commuted the sentences of all death row inmates in California California Governor Gavin Newsom commuted the death penalty to life without parole for all 548 inmates awaiting execution. Bloomberg writes about it. Newsom called the death penalty "morally unacceptable." California leads the United States in the number of people sentenced to death - about a quarter of the total. The last execution in the country took place twenty years ago, and a moratorium imposed by Newsom has been in effect since 2019. The governor acknowledged that the decision is at odds with voters who support the death penalty and can be challenged in the state's Supreme Court. This is one of his last orders - Xavier Basra will take office in January.