Sister Helen Prejean of Dead Man Walking- Winning by keeping the fire burning
About this episode
Sister Helen Prejean discusses the importance of defending those charged with capital crimes and the need for compassion in the justice system.
Send us Fan Mail Sister Helen Prejean -- author of Dead Man Walking -- (donate at sisterhelen.org/donate ) joins Fairfax criminal lawyer / Virginia DUI lawyer Jonathan Katz and Severna Park, Maryland criminal defense attorney Christopher Flohr about defending those charged with capital crimes and other alleged offenses, humanizing the accused, abolishing the death penalty, pouring our caring and souls into helping criminal defendants, persuading through gripping storytelling, overcoming burno...
People in this episode
Host: Jonathan Katz
Guests: Sister Helen Prejean, Christopher Flohr
Topics covered
- capital crimes
- death penalty
- criminal defense
- storytelling
- humanizing the accused
- advocacy
Keywords
- capital punishment
- criminal justice
- defense attorney
- abolition
- storytelling
- human rights
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: sisterhelen.org
Books & works: Dead Man Walking
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