California governor to grant clemency to all 548 death row inmates in state

Death row is emptying in California. No more death penalty, but life in prison without any possibility of parole for hundreds of inmates who will be gradually transferred to other state prisons. I moved forward just moments ago with an executive order advancing a moratorium on the death penalty in California. Executing 737 people in California, we will have executed roughly 30 people that are innocent. I don't know about you. I can't sign my name to that. California has not carried out any executions since 2006, but the courts continue to impose the death penalty on people convicted of murder and other serious crimes. Gavin Newsom, whose potential candidacy for the 2028 presidential election is widely discussed, had already suspended executions in 2019, shortly after taking office as governor of California. This latest move against the death penalty could bolster his standing among Democrat voters. This decision comes as the debate over capital punishment in the United States has recently been reignited following the botched execution of Krista Pike in Tennessee. The 50-year-old American survived two lethal injections before being rushed to hospital in a critical condition. Another recent scandal that's divided the United States, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's decision to broadcast live the execution of the perpetrator of a shooting at a military base. That was ultimately cancelled by Donald Trump following fierce criticism by both Democrats and Republicans. Governor Newsom's announcement came on the same day that three U.S. states, Indiana, Alabama, and Florida carried out the legal execution of inmates by lethal injection within a few hours of each other.