© 2026 WKU Public Radio
Donate
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Newsom announces he will commute sentences of inmates on California's death row

KQED | By Scott Shafer
Published November 5, 2026 at 5:11 PM CST

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that he's commuting the sentences of all inmates on the state's Death Row. The governor says at 548 people, it's the largest death row in the Western Hemisphere.

Copyright 2026 KQED
Scott Shafer