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# Newsom plans to commute all of California's death sentences
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/newshour/extras/commuting-death-row-1793922886/
- Published: 2026-11-06T01:45:26.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-06T05:30:26.000Z
- Description: Newsom plans to commute all of California's death sentences
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: PBS News Hour, #ZZZ_Show_fe87d6dc-6a0c-4ffb-800c-e787276ea730, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_8cc88972-6bca-4ec2-92d2-3cdf426a19aa, #extra

California Gov. Gavin Newsom commuted the state’s entire death row population to life in prison without parole. The decision could grant clemency to 548 people. Newsom had previously put a moratorium on executions in the state in 2019, but left hundreds on death row. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Robin Maher of the Death Penalty Information Center.