Gavin Newsom commutes more than 500 death sentences in California
Summary
California Gov. Gavin Newsom commuted the death sentences of more than 500 people on the state’s death row, changing them to life in prison without parole. The move follows his 2019 halt on executions and comes amid renewed calls for a pause in capital punishment after a botched execution in Tennessee.Key Facts
- The commutations mean the affected people cannot be executed under future administrations.
- California had the largest death row population in the United States.
- California’s last execution took place in 2006.
- Newsom issued a moratorium on executions in 2019.
- The state dismantled its death row chamber at San Quentin and moved people sentenced to death to other facilities.
- California is one of 27 states that retain the death penalty.
- Illinois Gov. George Ryan commuted 167 death sentences in 2003.
- North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commuted 15 death sentences in 2024.
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