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Prosecutors Vow to Keep Pursuing Death Penalty in California

Unless the next governor, Xavier Becerra, keeps commuting sentences, California’s death row is likely to slowly repopulate in the coming years.

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Death row inmates used to be held together at the San Quentin state prison, but they have since been transferred to other state facilities and moved into the general population.
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We’ve just seen a transformative moment in America’s death penalty history | Austin Sarat

Gavin Newsom’s decision to empty California’s death row saves hundreds of lives and signals a national shift

Gavin Newsom’s decision to empty his state’s death row is a truly remarkable moment in the US’s death penalty history.

Not only will it free hundreds of people from the threat of execution, but coming from a politician seemingly looking to run for the presidency, it sends an important signal that America’s attachment to capital punishment is weakening, and opposing the death penalty is no longer a third rail in US politics.

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© Photograph: Juliana Yamada/AP

© Photograph: Juliana Yamada/AP

© Photograph: Juliana Yamada/AP

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