Talking with Sister Helen Prejean
Wednesday, March 24, 2004 at 8:42 AM
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Download MP3Sister Helen Prejean, one of America's best known advocates against the death penalty, spoke at John Carroll University Wednesday, March 24. Familiar to many from her book (and subsequent Hollywood film) Dead Man Walking, Prejean talked with ideastream's Rick Jackson prior to her visit. Sister Prejean was portrayed in the film by Susan Sarandon, who received an Academy Award for best actress for the role.
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