California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he'll commute all death row sentences to life in prison
by Stephanie Hogan from CBC | World News on (#79JB9)

California governor Gavin Newsom is commuting the death sentences of more than 500 inmates to life in prison with no parole, saying he believes state-sanctioned killing is incompatible with the values of California, undermines the foundations of the legal system and "diminishes each of us."