Govenor Newsom Signs Major Amendments to California’s Racial Justice Act into Law

Govenor Newsom Signs Major Amendments to California’s Racial Justice Act into Law

On October 13, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed the lat­est set of amend­ments to California’s Racial Justice Act (CRJA) into law, strength­en­ing a ground­break­ing piece of leg­is­la­tion that pro­hibits crim­i­nal con­vic­tions and sen­tences based on race, eth­nic­i­ty, or nation­al ori­gin. Under this law, cap­i­tal­ly con­vict­ed pris­on­ers can pur­sue mean­ing­ful relief, beyond just the rever­sal of a death sen­tence, if the state is …

Gov. Newsom signs latest Racial Justice Act

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