加文·纽森决定清空加州死囚牢房，将挽救数百条生命，并预示着全国性的转变。纽森决定清空其所在州的死囚牢房，这在美国死刑史上是一个真正非凡的时刻。
Gavin Newsom’s decision to empty California’s death row saves hundreds of lives and signals a national shift Gavin Newsom’s decision to empty his state’s death row is a truly remarkable moment in the US’s death penalty history.
这不仅将让数百人免受死刑威胁，而且出自一位似乎有意角逐总统的政客之手，它发出了一个重要信号：美国对死刑的执着正在减弱，反对死刑在美国政治中不再是“高压线”（注：第三轨指碰不得的禁忌话题）。
Not only will it free hundreds of people from the threat of execution, but coming from a politician seemingly looking to run for the presidency, it sends an important signal that America’s attachment to capital punishment is weakening, and opposing the death penalty is no longer a third rail in US politics.