Los AngelesNewsom commuted all 548 California death sentences Thursday.
California’s death row, the Western Hemisphere’s largest, held roughly a quarter of US sentences.
Every inmate now faces life in prison, Newsom wrote in a three-page letter as his second term nears its end.
Victims’ advocates say they will challenge the commutations in court.
Newsom, expected to seek the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028, is in his final weeks as governor.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 200+ reports worldwide · These outlets told this story differently.
- New York Post leans critical
- centers victims' advocates, quoting Schubert's 'mothers of murdered children' and vowing court challenges
- Reuters
- ties the commutations to Newsom's expected 2028 presidential run, noting the largest death row in the Western Hemisphere
- Bloomberg Business
Sources: New York Post, Reuters, Bloomberg Business