Gavin Newsom announced plans to commute the death sentences of all 548 inmates in California. The proposed clemency would be the largest such action in the United States.

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

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

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

California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced he will change all 548 death sentences in the state to life in prison without parole. The state Supreme Court will have the final say in hundreds of these cases.

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