Ford Hall Forum Recordings
Sister Helen Prejean, C.S.J. and Joseph F. Savage discuss, "The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Execution" at the Ford Hall Forum, audio recording
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Collection Number
Ford Hall Forum Collection,1908-2013 (MS113)
ISBN
MS113AV.0206
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Description
Sister Helen Prejean, C.S.J., author of Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States and The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Execution. Sister Helen currently works with the Death Penalty Discourse Center, the Moratorium Campaign, and the Dead Man Walking Play Project. Should any state have the power to execute? Is the death penalty appropriate retribution for particularly heinous murders? Does it deter crime? Does it fundamentally violate human rights? Author and activist Sister Helen Prejean has been instrumental in sparking national dialogue around these questions. Her book, Dead Man Walking, which portrays her experiences as a spiritual advisor to death row inmates, became a best seller and spawned the Oscar-winning movie of the same title. Tonight, Sister Helen will discuss her life, her work, and why she continues to fight to end capital punishment.
Date
9-28-2006
Keywords
Capital punishment -- United States., Prejean, Helen, Savage, Joseph F.
Subject Headings
Capital punishment -- United States., Prejean, Helen, Savage, Joseph F.
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Recommended Citation
Prejean, Helen and Savage, Joseph F., "Sister Helen Prejean, C.S.J. and Joseph F. Savage discuss, "The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Execution" at the Ford Hall Forum, audio recording" (2006). Ford Hall Forum Recordings. 64.
https://dc.suffolk.edu/fhf-av/64