Gov. Gavin Newsom is discussing whether to commute the death sentences of all 563 inmates on California’s death row, a move that would leave them serving life in prison without the possibility of release.
Gov. Gavin Newsom is discussing whether to commute the death sentences of all 563 inmates on California’s death row, a move that would leave them serving life in prison without the possibility of release.
Commuting 563 death sentences means 563 lifetimes of appeals, medical bills and cable TV — all on our dime. The row becomes a retirement home. Victims’ families get a form letter and a shrug. And the moment a new governor sits down, somebody sues to reverse it. Nothing closes. Nothing settles. Just a headline, then the invoice.