As Newsom considers commuting California’s death sentences, 42 Bay Area killers remain in prison
- Posted on October 9, 2026
- By The Mercury News
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As Newsom considers commuting California’s death sentences, 42 Bay Area killers remain in prison
California is one of 27 states that still allows death sentences, though the state last executed a prisoner in 2006; the state has the largest population of people sentenced to death in the country.
