# ‘Inhumane punishment’: Newsom to commute all 548 California death sentences

https://mins.news/en/item/131338

- France 24, 2026-11-05 19:59 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20261105-inhumane-punishment-california-governor-gavin-newsom-to-commute-548-death-sentences

> California Governor Gavin Newsom said Thursday he would commute all 548 death sentences in the state to life imprisonment without parole. The move marks a major shift away from capital punishment as he prepares to leave office after eight years.

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