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Gavin Newsom: “The people sentenced to death in California caused indescribable suffering to victims, their families, communities, and…”

On the recordNovember 6, 2026
The people sentenced to death in California caused indescribable suffering to victims, their families, communities, and our state as a whole … many Californians feel that those who commit brutal crimes deserve to die. But as governor, I have concluded that the state cannot morally kill them.
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Gavin Newsom
Democratic · California

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On his decision regarding death row inmates.

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