Gavin Newsom told @hannahcwiley that a conversation with Polly Klaas’ sisters (inside a former San Quentin death row cell!!) helped clarify his commutation decision. sfchronicle.com/politics/artic…
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BREAKING: The DOJ appears just filed to voluntarily dismiss its voter fraud case against California. A Nov. 13 hearing was set to scrutinize the list of 20,000 suspected noncitizens. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
California still has the death penalty. x.com/DanCALmatters/…
It should be noted that Gavin Newsom, while running for governor in 2018, specifically pledged to honor voters' decision to keep the death penalty. Almost immediately after inauguration he declared a moratorium on executions and now is granting clemency to death row inmates.View quoted post on X
When @hannahcwiley called condemned inmate Albert Jones for his reaction to Newsom's commutations, he had not yet heard the news. sfchronicle.com/politics/artic…
HUGE: Gavin Newsom has commuted the death sentences of all 548 inmates on California's death row. sfchronicle.com/politics/artic…