# Gavin Newsom moves to commute sentences of all California death row inmates

https://mins.news/en/item/131358

- DW, 2026-11-05 20:04 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/gavin-newsom-commutes-sentences-of-all-death-row-inmates-in-california/a-79870988?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> California Governor Gavin Newsom said he will change the death sentences of all 548 people on the state’s death row to life in prison without parole. He cited his longstanding opposition to capital punishment; some commutations still require approval from the state’s high court.

## Related coverage

- [California governor to commute sentences of all 548 death row inmates](https://mins.news/en/video/132589) — France 24 English, 2026-11-06
- [California governor commutes death sentences for more than 500 people](https://mins.news/en/item/131652) — Al Jazeera, 2026-11-06
- [Newsom commutes sentences of all 548 people on California’s death row](https://mins.news/en/item/131382) — Bloomberg News, 2026-11-05
- [‘Inhumane punishment’: Newsom to commute all 548 California death sentences](https://mins.news/en/item/131338) — France 24, 2026-11-05