Killers leave death row

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Nov. 5 that he would commute the death sentences of 548 inmates to life in prison without parole, calling it the harshest punishment the state could ethically enforce. The commutations are not automatic: state law requires Supreme Court approval for inmates with numerous felony convictions, a group that includes hundreds of those on death row.

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