---
id: 8ac48b0c35
section: safety
first_reported: 2026-11-06 12:04 PST
updated: 2026-11-07 12:23 PST
status: reported
outlets: 3
---

# Newsom commutes all 548 California death sentences

Gov. Gavin Newsom commuted all 548 California death sentences to life without parole. Prosecutors, including Riverside County's district attorney, are weighing a court challenge.

Section: [Public Safety](/inland-empire/section/safety.md) · Entities: [Gavin Newsom](/inland-empire/wiki/gavin-newsom.md), [Riverside County District Attorney's Office](/inland-empire/wiki/riverside-county-district-attorney-s-office.md)

## Coverage

- [KESQ News Channel 3](https://kesq.com/news/2026/11/06/newsom-mass-death-penalty-commutation/), 2026-11-06 12:04 PST: Riverside County DA says prosecutors weighing court fight over Newsom’s death row commutations
- [CBS Los Angeles](https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/video/riverside-county-da-speaks-out-against-gov-newsoms-commutation-of-death-penalty-inmates/), 2026-11-06 21:20 PST: Riverside County DA speaks out against Gov. Newsom's commutation of death penalty inmates
- [KVCR News](https://www.kvcrnews.org/local-news/2026-11-07/gov-newsom-reduces-all-death-penalty-sentences-in-california-what-that-means-for-the-inland-empire), 2026-11-07 12:23 PST: Gov. Newsom reduces all death penalty sentences in California: What that means for the Inland Empire

Headline and summary written by the Acta Diurna desk from the coverage above. Read the original reporting for full detail.