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California Governor Promises More Changes to “Biased, Random” Justice System

Signing a new law on police shootings, Gavin Newsom says he’s sending a message.

SACRAMENTO — In his first few months as California’s governor, Gavin Newsom made some critics question his commitment to fixing the state’s troubled prison system.

Though he had run as a reformer, Newsom stopped the after he took office in January, and attempted to block that option for more than 30 others. In California,

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