California governor places moratorium on executions

(AP) – The 737 inmates on California’s largest-in-the-nation death row are getting a reprieve. Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to sign an executive order Wednesday placing a moratorium on executions. He’s also withdrawing the lethal injection regulations that death penalty opponents already have tied up in court. And he’s shuttering the execution chamber at San Quentin …

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