What is the full list of names and convictions in each of Gavin Newsom’s clemency announcements (official releases)?
Executive summary
Governor Gavin Newsom has issued multiple clemency announcements over his tenure that, according to official press releases, comprise dozens of pardons, commutations and reprieves, but the public record needed to produce a definitive, consolidated “full list of names and convictions” must be drawn from each individual governor’s office press release and linked clemency certificates rather than from a single aggregated source [1][2][3]. The sources provided for this review name several individuals and summarize totals and categories of convictions, but they do not, in the snippets supplied, present a single, complete roster of every name and conviction across all proclamations — a limitation that shapes the reporting below [2][3].
1. What the official releases say about scope and where to find full lists
The governor’s press releases consistently announce the number and type of grants — for example, one release states 16 pardons and 9 commutations issued on April 18, 2025 [2], and another release announces 37 pardons and 18 commutations in an earlier batch reported by advocacy groups and press outlets [4][5]; each official press release also notes that copies of the gubernatorial clemency certificates “can be found here,” indicating that the authoritative full lists and conviction descriptions are contained in linked certificates rather than in the short summaries [3][1].
2. Examples of named grantees and their convictions from the supplied reporting
Several individuals named in the reporting illustrate the types of convictions and remedies Newsom granted: Sithy Bin was identified in multiple reports as a person pardoned for involvement in a gang-related shooting that previously carried a 40-to-life sentence [6][7]; Corey Fernandez was described as having his sentence commuted and as a person convicted of attempted murder in 2010, making him eligible for parole consideration following the commutation [7][6]; Rodney Buckley and Terrance Harris were cited as commutation recipients who had been convicted of attempted murder and murder respectively, with Buckley’s 2009 attempted-murder convictions and Harris’s 2001 murder conviction noted in local reporting [5].
3. Aggregate counts, conviction types, and procedural caveats reported officially
Official statements and public reporting repeatedly emphasize totals and categories rather than enumerating every case in body text: examples include statements that Newsom granted “16 pardons and 9 commutations” in one action [2], “37 pardons and 18 commutations” in another reported action [4], and that commutations often make individuals immediately or near-term eligible to apply for parole for convictions including murder and attempted murder [4]. The releases also explain constitutional and procedural constraints — for instance, the governor must obtain Board of Parole Hearings or California Supreme Court approval when applicants have multiple felonies — which affects how commutations translate into actual early release [1][8].
4. Why a single, consolidated “full list” is not present in the provided sources
The documents supplied for this analysis are a mix of press summaries, news coverage, and partial official releases that highlight numbers, selected names, and policy rationales, but none of the snippets includes a comprehensive, consolidated roster of names paired with detailed conviction descriptions for every clemency announcement across Newsom’s terms; the governor’s releases explicitly point readers to individual clemency certificates for each case, which are the primary records needed to compile an authoritative full list [3][1].
5. How to obtain the complete official lists and certificates
To build the definitive, case-by-case list the question seeks, consult each governor’s office clemency announcement page and follow the “copies of the gubernatorial clemency certificates” links referenced in the official releases — those certificates contain the names, case summaries and conviction details that are the evidentiary basis for each grant [3][1]. News stories and advocacy group summaries can be used to cross-check but do not replace the certificates as primary source documents [4][5].