California Takes Steps , To Dismantle the Largest , Death Row in the US.
California Governor Gavin Newsom is reportedly looking to dismantle the United States' largest death row by transferring inmates to other prisons.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom is reportedly looking to dismantle the United States' largest death row by transferring inmates to other prisons.
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According to Yahoo, the goal is to transform San Quentin State Prison's death row into a "positive healing environment.".
According to Yahoo, the goal is to transform San Quentin State Prison's death row into a "positive healing environment.".
We are starting the process of closing death row to repurpose and transform the current housing units into something innovative and anchored in rehabilitation, Vicky Waters, Corrections department spokeswoman, via The Associated Press.
We are starting the process of closing death row to repurpose and transform the current housing units into something innovative and anchored in rehabilitation, Vicky Waters, Corrections department spokeswoman, via The Associated Press.
Yahoo reports that 2006 was the last time California carried out an execution.
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It is one of 28 states, in addition to the U.S. government, that still maintains death row.
Instead of abolishing executions, California will merge its death row inmates into the general population with no expectation to face execution in the future.
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In 2019, Newsom put a moratorium on executions and shut down San Quentin's execution chamber.
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The underlying motive of the administration is to mainstream as many of these condemned murderers as possible.
Our objective was to speed up the process, Michael Rushford, president of the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation, via Yahoo.
The underlying motive of the administration is to mainstream as many of these condemned murderers as possible.
Our objective was to speed up the process, Michael Rushford, president of the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation, via Yahoo.
In January 2020, corrections officials started a two-year pilot program that has now moved 116 of the state's 673 condemned male inmates to other prisons.
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In January 2020, corrections officials started a two-year pilot program that has now moved 116 of the state's 673 condemned male inmates to other prisons.
