VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-11-05
“I take this action because I firmly believe that state-sanctioned killing is incompatible with California’s values, undermines the foundations of our legal system, and diminishes each of us.”
Gavin Newsom · said 2026-11-05 · reported 2026-11-05
Newsom declared the state's capital punishment system fundamentally flawed and morally incompatible with California's core values.
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