BBakersfield Read More Newsom clears death row, commutes sentences for hundreds of prisoners | NewsNovember 6, 2026 Gov. Gavin Newsom is commuting the death sentences of 548 people, clearing the California death row for the…
CCalifornia Read More Gavin Newsom says he will commute all California death sentencesNovember 6, 2026 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that he’ll change more than 500 death sentences in…
CCalifornia Read More Newsom moves to commute California death sentences to life in prisonNovember 5, 2026 Gov. Gavin Newsom told the California Supreme Court Thursday that he will commute the death sentences of all…
CCalifornia Read More California man with guillotine arrested near US CapitolAugust 26, 2026 Police arrest California man after finding a guillotine near the US Capitol WASHINGTON — United States Capitol Police…
CCalifornia Read More California Racial Justice Act Aims to Redress Bias, Clogs CourtsJuly 27, 2026 California became the first state to allow all felons to challenge their convictions for racial bias this year,…
OOakland Read More 2 men released from Death Row in California sue Alameda County for $572M over jury selection | National NewsJune 24, 2026 Two men who were freed last year from state prison over prosecutorial misconduct have now filed suit against…
BBakersfield Read More Supreme Court nixes Alabama request for nitrogen execution, which lower court ruled unconstitutional | NationalJune 12, 2026 ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man facing the death penalty by nitrogen gas was spared Thursday as…
CCalifornia Read More Today in History: gold discovered at Sutter’s Mill in CaliforniaJanuary 24, 2026 In 1835, a major slave rebellion began in Bahia, Brazil, leading to the deaths of dozens of enslaved…