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Nov. 5, 2026, 7:42 PM UTC
“I take this action because I firmly believe that state-sanctioned killing is incompatible with California’s values,” he said.
Gov. Gavin Newsom commuted all California death sentences on Thursday, declaring that “state-sanctioned killing is incompatible with” values in America’s most populous state.
In an open letter to constituents, Newsom said taking this step is “among the most difficult of my career.”
“I take this action because I firmly believe that state-sanctioned killing is incompatible with California’s values,” he said.
California has not put a prisoner to death since Jan. 17, 2006 when Clarence Ray Allen was put to death via lethal injection.
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Source: NBC News · David K. Li
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