A coalition of California and national civil rights leaders called on Governor Gavin Newsom to commute the death sentences of ...

More than 200 Civil rights groups urge Gov. Gavin Newsom to use his powers to commute California's more than 500 death ...

There were 2,414 people on death row in the United States as of April 1, 2022. That figure has dropped every year for two decades. The state with the largest number of men and women on death row ...

Kern Valley State Prison violence in California leaves death row inmate Julian Mendez dead in attack involving multiple inmates, prompting investigation by prison officials and district attorney.

Death row for men and women will soon be dismantled. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images SAN FRANCISCO — California this week pushed ahead with controversial efforts to dismantle the largest death row ...

The long-unsolved 1986 killing of a young Southern California woman has been linked to a convicted serial killer on death row who admitted the crime, authorities have announced ...

California inmate on death row for 33 years must either be released or retried due to prosecutorial ... Sayasane told CNN all six potential Black women were excused from serving on the jury.

Of the 592 men and 20 women condemned to death in California, more than 360 lack an attorney to handle mandated state level habeas appeals, data show. About 125 of them have been waiting for more ...

Following a happenstance case break, detectives in Southern California found the person responsible for an unsolved 1986 homicide of a 19-year-old woman – a serial killer already on death row.

California inmate on death row for 33 years must either be released or retried due to prosecutorial ... Sayasane told CNN all six potential Black women were excused from serving on the jury.

Following a happenstance case break, detectives in Southern California found the person responsible for an unsolved 1986 homicide of a 19-year-old woman – a serial killer already on death row ...