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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Former Death Row Warden to Head Anti-Death Penalty Group

    Jeanne Woodford resigned as Governor Schwarzenegger's Director of Corrections and Rehabilitation four years ago. Before that, she spent 26 years at San Quentin prison, where she became the warden and presided over four executions.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Jeanne Woodford resigned as Governor Schwarzenegger's Director of Corrections and Rehabilitation four years ago. Before that, she spent 26 years at San Quentin prison, where she became the warden and presided over four executions. Now she's taking another job -- as Executive Director of Death Penalty Focus, a group working for the abolition of capital punishment.

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