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Newsom moves to commute all California death sentences
Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will commute every current death sentence in California to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will commute every current death sentence in California to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Newsom announced the decision Thursday in an open letter , saying he will use his constitutional clemency authority to commute the sentences of 548 people currently facing the death penalty .
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