In a release from the governor's office in Sacramento, Governor said he plans to change all California death sentences to "life imprisonment without the possibility of parole."

The governor's letter to the people of California is posted on the governor's website, the release said.

The release did not explain how the change would be carried out or when it would take effect.

If the plan is carried out, people currently sentenced to death would be left with life terms that include no possibility of parole.

Readers can find the governor's full letter on the governor's website, where the release was posted.

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