Press Release

45 International Organizations Join Amnesty International in Urging California Governor Gavin Newsom to Commute Death Sentences Before He Leaves Office  

In his last months in office, Governor Newsom could transform California from a state with the nation's largest death row into a leader in the movement to end this despicable practice.

July 30, 2026
Governor newsom in California
(California Gov. Gavin Newsom announcing moratorium on California's death penalty on March 13, 2019.  Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)