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California’s Death Row: Call for Universal Clemency From Civil Rights Leaders
A coalition of California and national civil rights leaders called on Governor Gavin Newsom to commute the death sentences of ...
Death row inmate killed in California prison as guards deploy blast grenades to control violent mob attack
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.
Rights groups urge Calif. governor to grant clemency to all on death row
More than 200 Civil rights groups urge Gov. Gavin Newsom to use his powers to commute California's more than 500 death sentences over accusations of its constitutionality and racial discrimination.
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In California, Some Want To Be On Death Row; Life Is Better There
In California, Some Want To Be On Death Row; Life Is Better There : The Two-Way By Mark Memmott While Virginia proved again last night -- with the execution of D.C. sniper John Allen Muhammad ...
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California moves forward on plans to shut down death row
California has 694 people on death row: 673 men and 21 women. More to Read . Voices. Chabria: Even tough-on-crime district attorneys know prison reform is smart. May 31, 2025.
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California inmate dies of natural causes after 26 years on death row - Yahoo
A California prison inmate who spent 26 years on death row for murder has died of natural causes, the fourth so far this year in a state that hasn't carried out an execution since 2006. Ronald ...
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California’s death penalty charged unfairly to Black people - The Sacramento Bee
A condemned inmate is led out of his east block cell on death row at San Quentin State Prison in August 2016. The prison’s former chief psychiatrist received an $822,000 settlement, alleging he ...
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California inmate on death row for 33 years must either be released or retried due to prosecutorial misconduct - CNN
A convicted murderer who has been on California’s death row for 33 years must either be released or retried after a federal judge on Thursday approved the state attorney general’s request to ...
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California serial killer on death row confessed to 1986 cold case homicide, authorities say - CNN
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 ...
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Death row inmate killed in California prison as guards deploy blast grenades to control violent mob attack - New York Post
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating after a death row inmate was killed at Kern Valley State Prison in Delano on Friday. Convicted murderer ...
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Inmate on death row for 33 years must either be released or retried over prosecutorial misconduct | CNN - CNN International
A convicted murderer who has been on California’s death row for 33 years must either be released or retried after a federal judge on Thursday approved the state attorney general’s request to ...