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California moves to dismantle nation's largest death row

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) row." California, which last
— California Gov. Gavin carried out an execution
Newsom, who three years in 2006, is one of 28 states
ago placed a moratorium that maintain death rows,
on executions, now is mov- along with the U.S. govern-
ing to dismantle the United ment, according to the
States' largest death row Death Penalty Information
by moving all condemned Center. While other states
inmates to other prisons like Illinois have abolished
within two years. The goal executions, California is
is to turn the section at San merging its condemned
Quentin State Prison into a inmates into the general
"positive, healing environ- prison population with no
ment." Newsom said Mon- expectation that any will
day it's an outgrowth of face execution anytime in
his opposition to what he the near future.
believes is a deeply flawed “We are starting the proc-
system, one that "gets my ess of closing death row to
blood boiling." "The pros- repurpose and transform
pect of your ending up on the current housing units
death row has more to do into something innovative "Positive, healing environment"
with your wealth and race and anchored in rehabili-
than it does your guilt or in- tation,” California Depart-
nocence," he said. "We talk ment of Corrections and Barbed wire is seen inside the east block of death row at San Quentin State Prison Tuesday, Aug.
about justice, we preach Rehabilitation spokeswom- 16, 2016, in San Quentin, Calif.
justice, but as a nation, we an Vicky Waters told The Associated Press
don't practice it on death Associated Press. Continued on next page