Dead Man Walking
The Eyewitness Account Of The Death Penalty That Sparked a National Debate
Helen Prejean
A spiritual advisor to a convicted killer in Louisiana's electric chair reflects on the human consequences of the death penalty. Through intimate encounters with the condemned, their families, and those who execute them, this book offers a profound and moving spiritual journey. It's an unprecedented look at the dilemma of capital punishment that's inspired a range of artistic adaptations.
Publish Date
1994-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
1994-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1993
Goodreads Rating
4.14
ISBN
9780679751311
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2020-11-09T16:38:29.000Z
@AlanLevinovitz I changed my position on the death penalty after reading Dead Man Walking. I had no idea how unfair the judicial system. I had moved from Canada a few months before and read the book and it completely changed my mind. – source