Newsom moves to empty California's death row as 2028 looms
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday he plans to commute all 548 of the state's death sentences to life without parole, a sweeping decision that could empty the nation's largest death row.Why it matters: If Newsom follows through, it will be the largest mass commutation of death sentences

<p>California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday he plans to commute all 548 of the state's death sentences to life without parole, a sweeping decision that could empty the nation's largest death row.Why it matters: If Newsom follows through, it will be the largest mass commutation of death sentences</p>