Sister Helen Prejean
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Let's end the death penalty! I'm the author of Dead Man Walking. Read the book (graphic version out in 2025), see the movie and the opera, and take action!
We believe safe, stable housing is key to the successful reentry of the men and women we serve. Learn how our organization is helping people transition from prison to prosperity: paroleproject.org/parole-project…
A bill awaiting Gov. Pritzker’s signature would create a statewide public defender office in Illinois, helping under-resourced local offices with specialized attorneys, expert witnesses, and staff to help with overflow cases. boltsmag.org/illinois-publi…
Texas’s death row is one of the most punitive. One small change came with a new pilot program that allows certain men out of solitary confinement for a few hours each day. For some, it is the first time in a quarter century they’ve felt human touch. houstonchronicle.com/news/investiga…
.@_ipno_ client Calvin Duncan’s wrongful conviction cost him over 28 years of his life—but he never gave up. He became a jailhouse lawyer and fought not only for his own freedom but for others too. Listen to his story of perseverance and justice: npr.org/transcripts/nx…
Tomorrow, a Texas judge will decide whether or not to set an execution date for Robert Roberson, an innocent man on death row for over 20 years. Despite overwhelming evidence of his innocence, the Texas AG is still pushing to proceed with execution. innocenceproject.org/news/hearing-a…
For the first time in recent history, Florida's execution spree gets attention at SCOTUS. While Mike Bell's claims were denied, both Justice Sotomayor and Justice Kagan would grant the application for stay and the petition for a writ of certiorari.
Great news! DELAWARE BILL PASSED!!! “Outlawing the death penalty clears first constitutional hurdle.” Read more here! delawarepublic.org/politics-gover…
Mississippi plans to execute 79-year-old Richard Jordan today for the 1976 murder of Edwina Marter. He has been incarcerated for almost 49 years now. Jordan served three combat tours in Vietnam and has been tried four different times due to various legal errors in his trials.
Documents obtained by WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times through a public records request show that in 2011 the Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV sent his gratitude to then-Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn for abolishing the death penalty in Illinois. chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/…
TCADP is saddened by the passing of Scott Panetti. We are grateful for the mental health professionals and advocates who supported clemency for Panetti when he faced execution in 2014 & raised awareness of how the criminal justice system treats people with severe mental illness.
Scott Panetti died this week in a TX prison medical facility. Panetti had been on death row for 30 years. He was suffering from severe schizophrenia when he committed a horrific crime in 1992, killing his in-laws, Joe and Amanda Alvarado. Panetti was eventually ruled incompetent.
Pope Leo XIV Has Creole Roots in New Orleans: nytimes.com/2025/05/08/us/…
Pope Francis gave Congress, and us, a glimpse into one of the central tenets of his papacy—prophetic and unequivocal action against the death penalty, including and especially promoting its abolition in the United States. vaticannews.va/en/church/news…
