Newsom moves to empty California's death row as 2028 looms
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Axios · North America
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday he plans to commute all 548 of the state's death sentences to life without parole, a sweeping decision that could empty the nation's largest death row.Why it matters: If Newsom follows through, it will be the largest mass commutation of death sentences in U.S. history, reducing the national death-row population by more than a quarter.The move comes during Newsom's final months as governor and ahead of a potential 2028 bid for president.What he's saying: "I know we cannot execute people in our imperfect legal system and remain true to our core val
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