California Gov. Newsom commutes all death sentences in the state

What the coverage says

California Governor Gavin Newsom has commuted the sentences of all 548 prisoners on the state's death row, a population representing about a quarter of all death sentences nationwide. The New York Times reported that the governor took this action as one of his final acts while calling capital punishment morally objectionable, with NBC News adding that he declared "state-sanctioned killing is incompatible with" the values of the country's most populous state. While the governor moved to clear the current death row, CBS News noted that the action does not formally repeal the state's death penalty or stop prosecutors from pursuing capital punishment in future cases.

Written by HeadlineShine from 3 outlets' reporting, with AI assistance. Each outlet's own story is listed alongside.