The 737 inmates on the largest death row in the United States are getting a reprieve from the California governor, who plans to sign an executive order placing a moratorium on executions. The 737 inmates on the largest death row in the United States are getting a reprieve from the California governor, who plans to sign an executive order placing a moratorium on executions. Gavin Newsom is also withdrawing the lethal injection regulations that death penalty opponents already have tied up in courts. Since California’s last execution, its death row population has grown to house one of every four condemned inmates in the United States. More than six in 10 condemned California inmates are minorities, which his office cited as proof of racial disparities in who is sentenced to die.

Source: Irish Independent March 13, 2019 04:18 UTC