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California governor says commuting all death sentences in state

California governor says commuting all death sentences in state
France 24 Friday 06 November 2026, 10:05 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Video contentVideo California governor says commuting all death sentences in state Issued on: Share California Governor Gavin Newsom said Thursday, November 5, he was commuting all death sentences across the state to life imprisonment, in a move that will affect over 500 prisoners. FRANCE 24's correspondent Wassim Cornet reports. [Image text:] 24 Wassim Cornet, France24 Correspondent California death sentences reduced to life without parole GOV.NEWSOMCOMMUTES 548 DEATHSENTENCES FRANCE 24
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