Fifty or more families of California murder victims have expressed support for Governor Gavin Newsom's plan to commute the sentences of all prisoners currently on death row, and are now advocating for the state's Supreme Court to endorse the governor's initiative.
Family members who have endured the devastating loss of a loved one to murder have expressed support for a recent motion initiated by the state president, despite their personal opposition to capital punishment on moral grounds.
A total of 548 California prisoners are currently on death row, with 382 of them awaiting a decision from the state's Supreme Court, which consists of seven justices, to confirm their death sentences.
