Death row inmates used to be held together at the San Quentin state prison, but they have since been transferred to other state facilities and moved into the general population.
Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is considering a run for president, called capital punishment morally objectionable. Though California hasn’t executed anyone for 20 years, that represents about a quarter of death sentences nationwide.
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California reduced every death sentence in the state to life in prison without parole, a sweeping move expected to face legal challenges.
At a Halloween event in Florida, President Trump told reporters that Alina Habba Mildon’s lucrative work for someone seeking a pardon was “not acceptable.”