State prison agency
Appears in 1 story · Last updated Nov 6, 2026
Holds the 548 condemned people
California has 548 people under a death sentence. It has executed 13 of them since voters reinstated capital punishment in 1978, and none since 2006. On November 5, 2026, Governor Gavin Newsom said he will commute every one of those sentences to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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