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Death Row Realism

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That's the title of an OpEd in today's Los Angeles Times by Jeanne Woodford, former warden of San Quentin prison and former director of the California prison system.  It's subtitled, "Do executions make us safer? San Quentin's former warden says no." Here's an extended excerpt of this must-read essay:As the warden of San Quentin, I presided over four executions. After each one, someone on the staff would ask, "Is the world safer because of what we did tonight?" We knew the answer: No. I worked in corrections for 30 years, starting as a correctional officer and working my way up to warden at San Quentin and then on to the top job in the state -- director of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on October 02, 2008 (boomark / email).

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