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California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that he is commuting every death sentence in his state to a sentence of life in prison without parole – nearly eight years after declaring a moratorium on executions. CNN’s Elex Michaelson reports.
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CNN6h ago
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that he is commuting every death sentence in his state to a sentence of life in prison without parole – nearly eight years after declaring a moratorium on executions. CNN’s Elex Michaelson reports.
OriginalCalifornia will change all 548 death sentences in the state to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the largest mass clemency in American history.
OriginalCalifornia has historically had the largest population of people on death row in the US.
OriginalGovernor Gavin Newsom issued the broadest commutation of death sentences in modern American history. In an open letter, Newsom said he’ll reduce every death sentence in the state to life without the possibility of parole. NBC News’ Laura Jarrett has more on what happens next.
OriginalThe outgoing governor's plan to remove the threat of capital punishment hanging over more than 500 condemned inmates comes as he considers a run for president.
OriginalNewsom's proposed commutations would change death sentences to life without the possibility of parole for inmates, including notorious killers Cary Stayner, Richard Farley, and Richard Allen Davis.
OriginalAlbert Jones spent decades on San Quentin's death row for a double homicide in 1993. A San Francisco Chronicle reporter told him his sentenced had been changed on the phone.
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Slate11h ago
But there’s still one more hurdle to go.
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