DA Dan Dow Urges Newsom to Reject Blanket Commutation of Death Sentences 10.26.2026
District attorney Dan Dow sent a letter to governor Gavin Newsom regarding speculation the governor may implement a blanket commutation of all 563 death sentences in California. The commutation would reduce a prisoner’s capital punishment to a less severe penalty, typically life in prison without possibility of parole. Dan Dow’s letter says a blanket commutation…










