
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced he will commute the death sentences of all 548 inmates on death row, the largest in the western hemisphere, via a letter to Californians as he nears the end of his second term.
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Newsom declared a moratorium on executions in March 2019, about two months after first taking office as governor. He previously served as mayor of San Francisco and lieutenant governor.
California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday he would commute the death sentences of all 548 inmates currently condemned to execution in his state, the largest death row in the western hemisphere.
The announcement, in a three-page letter addressed to "all Californians", came as Newsom, a Democrat who is expected to seek his party's presidential nomination in 2028, neared the end of his second and final four-year term as governor.
Newsom, who previously served as mayor of San Francisco and lieutenant governor, declared a moratorium on executions in March 2019, about two months after first taking office as governor.
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Legal challenges to the commutations will be filed
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