Newsom commutes all 548 California death sentences to life in prison
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced Thursday he will commute all 548 death sentences in the state to life without parole, the largest mass clemency in United States history.
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Christa Pike Releases First Statement Since Failed Execution
Christa Pike, who survived an attempted lethal injection in Tennessee last month, said in her first public statement Friday that she has been in constant pain since the procedure and blamed ‘incompetence’ for her survival.