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Newsom Weighs Commuting Sentences for All 563 on California’s Death Row

Such a move could shrink the national condemned population and prompt legal challenges over the scope of gubernatorial clemency.

U.S. Executions Hit 15-Year High in 2025 as Florida Drives Surge