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Newsom announces plan to commute California’s 548 death sentences

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Positive California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced plans to commute the death sentences of all 548 people on the state’s death row to life without parole. Two-thirds require state Supreme Court concurrence; CalMatters reported victims’ rights advocates criticized the decision.

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We changed “commutes” to “announces plan” because the reports describe a decision requiring further legal steps, not 548 completed commutations. We clarified that Newsom announced plans to commute all 548 sentences and that two-thirds require state Supreme Court concurrence, rather than presenting every commutation as already completed.

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California governor commutes 548 death sentences

California Gov. Gavin Newsom commuted the death sentences of 548 state prisoners. The report says victims’ rights advocates criticized the decision.

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