# California governor to commute sentences of all 548 death row inmates

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- France 24, 2026-11-06 14:54 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261106-california-governor-to-grant-clemency-to-all-548-death-row-inmates-in-state

> California Governor Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that he plans to replace every death sentence in the state with life imprisonment without parole. He called capital punishment morally wrong, while the state Supreme Court will make the final decision in hundreds of cases.

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