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Gavin Newsom Could Reshape the U.S. Death Penalty, But It’s Politically Risky

More than 560 people still face death sentences in California, despite a longstanding moratorium on executions.

Death Sentences • 09.10.2026

We Asked Ohio’s Death Row What They Think of Governor’s Death Penalty Reversal

Like Gov. Mike DeWine, most agreed the death penalty is broken and does not deter crime, but not always with the same reasoning.

Cleveland • 07.09.2026

Ohio Governor Grants Mercy to Man on Death Row For First Time

Weeks before calling to abolish capital punishment in Ohio, Gov. Mike DeWine commuted the man’s death sentence to life in prison without parole.

Cleveland • 06.22.2026

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