Justice · Sacramento, United States · United States of America · November 5, 2026

California governor commutes all 548 death sentences

Reported by 11 outlets · first reported Nov 5, 2:59 PM ET

Governor Gavin Newsom commuted the sentences of all 548 people on California's death row to life without parole. It is the largest such commutation in modern US history. California has not carried out an execution in 20 years. Alabama, Florida and Indiana carried out executions on the same day.

Why it matters

It ends the largest death row in the US.

Background

California voters have repeatedly kept the death penalty. Newsom has opposed it for years.

The story so far

1. Nov 5California governor commutes all 548 death sentences
2. Nov 6California governor commutes all 548 death sentences

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Sources

• BBC News ↗Nov 5, 6:09 PM ET
• France 24 ↗Nov 5, 2:59 PM ET
• UPI ↗Nov 5, 5:12 PM ET

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