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Dead Man Walking: The Eyewitness Account Of The Death Penalty That Sparked A National Debate![]() Stock informationGeneral Fields
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DescriptionIn 1982, Sister Helen Prejean became the spiritual advisor to Patrick Sonnier, the convicted killer of two teenagers who was sentenced to die in the electric chair of Louisiana's Angola State Prison. In the months before Sonnier's death, the Roman Catholic nun came to know a man who was as terrified as he had once been terrifying. She also came to know the families of the victims and the men whose job it was to execute--men who often harbored doubts about the rightness of what they were doing. Author descriptionHelen Prejean, C. S. J., is a writer, lecturer, and community organizer who was born in Baton Rouge and has lived and worked in Louisiana all her life. Her groundbreaking firsthand account of the death penalty, "Dead Man Walking, "has been adapted into a movie, an opera, and a play for high schools and colleges. She is also the author of "The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions." She has lectured extensively on the subject of capital punishment and has appeared on "60 Minutes," NBC's "Today Show, "NPR's "Weekend Edition" and "Fresh Air," PBS's "Frontline," BBC World Service radio, and an NBC special series on the death penalty. She has received honorary degrees from colleges and universities across the United States. She is a member of the Congregation of St. Joseph. www.sisterhelen.org |