Op-ed | California Has Not Repented. It Has Only Paused.
The Rev. Dr. Jeff Hood formally petitioned California’s governor to commute all remaining death sentences prior to the expiration of the current moratorium in January.
California Death Penalty Debate Raises Questions about Victims’ Families, Racial Bias and Who Receives Death Sentences
Studies on racial disparities and homicide survivor perspectives inform Governor Gavin Newsom’s deliberations regarding commuting California’s remaining death sentences amid a pending constitutional challenge to the state’s capital punishment system.
Newsom Weighs Commuting 563 California Death Sentences after Years of Pressure from Advocates
Governor Gavin Newsom is considering a proposal to commute the death sentences of all 563 inmates on California’s death row to life imprisonment without parole, a measure backed by civil rights advocates citing systemic inequities but opposed by critics who assert it subverts voter will.
California Has One-Quarter of All the Nation’s Death Sentences. Will Newsom Commute Them All?
Governor Gavin Newsom, nearing the end of his gubernatorial tenure in January, faces demands from advocacy groups to commute California’s remaining death sentences. These demands are predicated on long-standing criticisms of the state’s capital punishment system, encompassing its operational dysfunction, documented racial inequities, and considerable financial burden.
California Death Penalty Racial Bias Case Moves Forward to Hearing Stage
A legal challenge asserting the unconstitutionality of California’s death penalty, citing statewide racial disparities, has advanced past an initial procedural review in the California Supreme Court and will proceed to an evidentiary hearing in Sacramento Superior Court, according to an August 31 report from the Death Penalty Information Center.
Public Defender, ACLU Urge Newsom for Clemency Due to Death Penalty Flaws
Los Angeles County Public Defender Ricardo García, joined by civil rights advocates, gathered at the California State Capitol on June 30 to call upon Governor Gavin Newsom to grant universal clemency for individuals on California’s death row. This advocacy stemmed from assertions of systemic disparities, encompassing issues of racism, socioeconomic disadvantage, and inconsistencies in capital case adjudication across the state.
Catholic Groups Urge Gov. Newsom to Commute California Death Sentences
Catholic organizations are calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to commute the death sentences of those currently on California’s death row before his term expires and are organizing a Prayer Walk and Vigil to End the Death Penalty later this week.
Monday Morning Thoughts: The Death Penalty Dies Hard in California
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Last week in Sacramento came a headline: “Judge gives Sacramento man…
ACLU Asks Court to Stop ‘Bloodthirsty, Rogue’ District Attorneys from Attempting to Unlawfully Reinstate CA Executions
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – “Rogue” and “bloodthirsty” county district attorneys from San Mateo, Riverside and San Bernardino are ignoring…