EPISODE · Apr 28, 2023 · 19 MIN

Helen Prejean

from Now I've Heard Everything · host Bill Thompson

Dead Man Walking made her, and her cause, famous. Roman Catholic Sister Helen Prejean started her prison ministry in 1981. In 1993 she published her book Dead Man Walking, which has since been made into a movie and even an opera. In this 1993 interview, we learn what motivates, angers, and saddens Sister Helen. Get Dead Man Walking You may also enjoy my interviews with William Kunstler and Polly Nelson For more vintage interviews with celebrities, leaders, and influencers, subscribe to Now I've Heard Everything on Spotify, Apple Podcasts. or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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