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Jeanne Woodford
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Jeanne Woodford is the former warden San Quentin State Prison and former director of the California Department of Corrections.

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Former San Quentin Warden Supports Prop. 5: Responsible Plan to Reduce Prison Overcrowding

3 Comments | Posted October 28, 2008 | 04:25 PM (EST)

Our state prison system is badly overcrowded and now costs $10 billion per year to operate. Those annual costs have doubled since the year 2000, and the budget is expected to grow to $15 billion per year soon.

I spent over two decades in San Quentin, including several years as...

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