A BBC News article by Nardine Saad and Madeline Halpert reports that term-limited California Governor Gavin Newsom commuted the death sentences of all 548 death row inmates to life in prison, calling the move largely symbolic since the state has not executed anyone since 2006. Reactions ranged from the ACLU's praise to prosecutor Nathan Hochman's objection that only voters or the legislature can abolish the death penalty.