Newsom Proposes Commutation of 548 California Death Sentences to Life Without Parole

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Newsom Proposes Commutation of 548 California Death Sentences to Life Without Parole

News (2 / 1) 15.11.2026 07:17 / Peter


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The plan immediately sparked fierce opposition and some support. On Nov. 14 former President Trump attacked the move on Truth Social, citing a different number of death-row inmates. Prosecutors, several relatives of victims, and organizations including the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation have promised to fight the commutations in court. The U.S. attorney general described the proposal as "unfortunate."

Newsom's office states that successful implementation would mark the biggest mass commutation ever recorded in the United States and would shrink the country's total death-row population by nearly 30 percent.