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California Governor Pardons All 548 Sentenced to Death

Outgoing California Governor Gavin Newsom has commuted all 548 death sentences in the state to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. This is the largest mass commutation in US history. Some of the decisions require confirmation by the state Supreme Court, and the death penalty law remains in force.

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