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BBC News · 05.11.2026 20:09

California governor commutes death sentences for all 548 people on death row

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According to the report, the California governor has commuted the death sentences of all 548 individuals currently on death row. The note indicates that California has historically maintained the largest population of death row inmates in the United States. This action effectively alters the legal status of these prisoners, though the specific details regarding their future release or remaining sentences are not provided in the source.

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