The fate of 548 inmates changed, death sentences in California were commuted to life imprisonment
Original headline548 mahkumun kaderi değişti, California'da idam cezaları müebbete dönüştürüldü
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California Governor Gavin Newsom has commuted the death sentences of 548 inmates to life imprisonment without parole, a move spanning his time in office that reshapes the state's death row population. The decision revives California's long-running debate over capital punishment, which has not carried out an execution since 2006, and comes as Newsom has maintained a moratorium on executions. The commutations do not free any prisoners but eliminate the possibility of execution for those affected. The action is likely to draw scrutiny from prosecutors and victims' advocates who favor capital punishment, while death penalty opponents hail it as a landmark shift. Watch for legal challenges and political fallout as Newsom's term nears its end and the state weighs the future of its dormant death row.
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