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- ↑ Woodford, Jeanne (10/2/2008) "Death Row Realism" Los Angeles Times
- ↑ Doyle, Jim (2/8/2002) "San Quentin warden Jeanne Woodford committed to providing education for inmates" San Francisco Chronicle
- ↑ Martin, Mark (6/21/2004) "New director of state prisons believes in rehabilitating, not recycling, inmates" San Francisco Chronicle
- ↑ Sheff, David (3/14/2004) "The Good Jailer" The New York Times
- ↑ Martin, Mark and Pamela Podger (2/20/2004) "[San Quentin's warden to head prison systemhttp://articles.sfgate.com/2004-02-20/news/17414173_1_jeanne-s-woodford-lance-corcoran-state-s-correctional-system|San Quentin's warden to head prison system]" San Francisco Chronicle
- ↑ "Berkeley Center for Criminal Justice". Archived from the original on 2010-07-11. Retrieved 2011-03-29.