Newsom Commutes California’s 548 Death Sentences

Friday, November 6, 2026 — Gov. Gavin Newsom announced November 5 that he will commute all 548 death sentences to life in prison without parole.

It is the largest mass commutation of death sentences in US history, covering 529 men and 19 women on the nation’s largest death row.

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