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marmar

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Sat Oct 27, 2012, 08:47 AM Oct 2012

Prop 34: Ex-Prison Warden Jeanne Woodford Backs California Measure to End Death Penalty





Published on Oct 25, 2012 by democracynow


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The former warden of San Quentin State Prison, Jeanne Woodford, joins us to discuss why she has come out in favor of Proposition 34, a ballot initiative to abolish the death penalty in California. Home to nearly a quarter of the nation's death row population and in a state coping with budget crisis, independent analysts estimate that getting rid of the death penalty could save California taxpayers $130 million annually. The latest polls show a narrow margin of Californians oppose Prop 34, and that significant percentages are still undecided. Since leaving San Quentin -- where she oversaw four executions, despite being personally opposed -- Woodford now serves as Executive Director of Death Penalty Focus of California, which educates the public about alternatives to the death penalty.


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Prop 34: Ex-Prison Warden Jeanne Woodford Backs California Measure to End Death Penalty (Original Post) marmar Oct 2012 OP
What a horrible justice practice the death penalty is.... Glad to see this women is showing that midnight Oct 2012 #1

midnight

(26,624 posts)
1. What a horrible justice practice the death penalty is.... Glad to see this women is showing that
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 08:52 AM
Oct 2012

there are better practices.

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