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Gavin Newsom weighs taking 563 inmates off death row in California after botched Christa Pike execution

The governor is seriously considering whether to spare the lives of all 563 prisoners on death row in California.

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New York Post· Oct 8, 6:38 PMGavin Newsom weighs taking 563 inmates off death row in California after botched Christa Pike execution

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