Roy Camenisch

Roy Camenisch was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole (LWOP) in 1983, what he called “a slow death in prison.” In 2018, Governor Brown commuted Roy’s sentence to 37 years to life; Roy was found suitable for parole at his first parole board hearing a few months later. Upon his release from prison […]

Governor Newsom Grants Executive Clemency

Friday, July 1, 2022 SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has granted 17 pardons, 15 commutations, and one medical reprieve. The California Constitution gives the Governor the authority to grant executive clemency in the form of a pardon, commutation, or reprieve. The Governor regards clemency as an important part […]

2021 DROP LWOP STRATEGY WEEK

This October 16th-23rd the Drop LWOP Coalition is hosting an online Strategy Week to bring together organizers dedicated to ending Life Without Parole. The week will be a mix of information sharing and brainstorming so we can build on the momentum of the past two years since our L.A. Strategy Session in 2019 and work together to accelerate concrete plans […]

SB 300

On February 9th, Senator Dave Cortese announced SB 300, The Sentencing Reform Act of 2021, to reform California’s unjust “felony murder special circumstance” law and ensure that the death penalty and life without the possibility of parole cannot be imposed on those who did not kill, nor intend that a person die, during a crime. […]

Strategy Session

Sept 14-15, 2019 Los Angeles On the weekend of September 14-15, over 125 people gathered at the beautiful Community Coalition building in South L.A. to strategize about how to end Life Without Parole and all extreme sentencing in California. The convening was initiated by the California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP), Californians United for a […]

Gov Newsom launches new commutation site

Governor Newsom has released new commutation information: https://www.gov.ca.gov/commutations/

Executive order halts death penalty

On March 13, 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom announced his decision to halt the execution of 737 people sentenced to death in California prisons. This moratorium on capital punishment acknowledges the significant racial, economic, gender and disability disparities in death penalty sentencing and is an important step toward justice. California has the highest prison population in […]

Gov. Jerry Brown sets record for pardons, commutations

GOV. JERRY BROWN SETS RECORD FOR PARDONS, COMMUTATIONS IN CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, DECEMBER 24, 2018. CCWP is so happy to share the news that today Governor Brown granted 73 more commutations for people with Life Without Parole (LWOP) sentences. 13 of these are for people in women’s prisons most of whom CCWP has supported […]

Governor – offer more hope

GOVERNOR — OFFER MORE HOPE TO THOSE SERVING LONG PRISON SENTENCES, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, DECEMBER 4, 2018

Gov Brown Grants Executive Clemency

GOVERNOR BROWN GRANTS EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY, NOVEMBER 21, 2018 CCWP is thrilled to share the news that today Governor Brown granted 70 more commutations and 38 pardons. Among the 70 commutations of lengthy sentences, there are 32 for people with Life Without Parole (LWOP) sentences, 8 of them for people in women’s prisons. Copies of the […]