The governor of California has commuted the death sentences of all 548 inmates currently on the state’s death row, eliminating the death penalty for each of those prisoners.
The blanket clemency order applies to every person on California’s death row roster, which totals 548 individuals, and represents a single, comprehensive action by the state’s chief executive.
California has historically held the largest death‑row population of any state in the United States, a distinction that has drawn national attention to its use of capital punishment.
By commuting the sentences, the governor has reduced the legal penalties for the affected inmates, although the specific terms of the new sentences have not been detailed in the announcement.
The decision arrives amid ongoing national discussions about the future of the death penalty, highlighting California’s prominent role in the broader debate over capital punishment in the United States.
<small>Source: BBC News — read the original story there.</small>
