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Joan died yesterday, I updated her page accordingly and it has been switched back to show her alive. I wish it were so, but it's not. Here is one of a number of tributes that are coming out https://californiacorrectionscrisis.blogspot.com/2019/09/we-have-lost-joan-petersilia.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.12.92.173 ( talk) 00:24, 25 September 2019 (UTC) reply

Sorry, but you'll need a more reliable source than a blog to support this claim if you want it added to the article. IntoThinAir ( talk) 01:54, 25 September 2019 (UTC) reply