California Governor Gavin Newsom has said that he was commuting all death sentences across the state to life imprisonment, in a move that will affect 548 people.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has commuted the death sentences of 548 prisoners to life imprisonment, saying capital punishment is "incompatible" with the state's values.

The state has not carried out a death sentence for two decades, though courts do impose the penalty on those convicted of serious crimes.

California governor Newsom commutes all death sentences in California, affecting more than 500 prisoners. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat and a rumored presidential candidate, moved to commute the death sentences of 548 inmates in California for one of his last acts as governor.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has commuted the sentences of 548 prisoners on the state’s death row to life without parole.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday commuted all 548 death sentences in the state, changing them to life sentences without parole.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he’ll change all death sentences in the state to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom will commute all 548 death sentences to life without parole, drawing sharp backlash from victims' rights advocates.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on November 5 that he will commute all 548 of the state’s death sentences to life without parole, calling state-sanctioned killing incompatible with Cal…

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that he will commute every California death sentence to a sentence of life in prison without parole.