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<p><strong>FROM: Friends Committee on Legislation of California</strong></p> <p>Take Action! Tell Governor Newsom to follow President Biden&rsquo;s Lead.</p> <p>President Biden has taken bold action and commuted 37 federal death sentences in an historic and courageous decision that will have a lasting, positive impact on our justice system. This effectively fulfills the President&rsquo;s 2020 promise to end the death penalty at the federal level.</p> <p>We hope Governor Newsom will take inspiration from the President&rsquo;s groundbreaking action and take action to commute California&rsquo;s death row.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Here in California, nearly 600 people remain on the largest death row in the country, dozens still awaiting appeals after decades of delays.</p> <p>Governor Newsom has the authority to unilaterally commute about 40% of death sentences and can submit his request for commutation to the California Supreme Court for those remaining.&nbsp;</p> <p>Send a message today to the governor today urging him to commute death row!</p> <p>You may also call his office at&nbsp;(916) 445-2841 to voice your message.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>