With his announcement that he is granting sentencing reprieves for all death penalty eligible murderers on California's death row, Governor Gavin Newsom has substituted his own opinion for the repeated decisions of the state's voters, Michael Rushford with Criminal Justice Legal Foundation said in..…

Newsom has recognized the cruelty, the moral and fiscal costs, and the discriminatory nature of death sentencing in the state. California has approximately 740 prisoners on death row, more than twice as many as any other state. . ..…

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla — Authorities say Florida man showed up at school with gun after his son contacted him to say teacher had pushed him.. ..…

California Governor Gavin Newsom is expected to issue moratorium on all death row executions in the state, temporarily sparing the lives of 737 people on death row.. ..…

With Newsom's move, California joins Colorado, Pennsylvania and Oregon as the fourth state to place a moratorium on the death penalty, though the length and reasoning for the moratoriums vary from state to state. . . California's executions were halted in 2006 when a condemned inmate..…