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My life's work is to end the death penalty. Dead Man Walking: Graphic Edition is in bookstores now! Take a look at my Linktree.

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New Orleans! Please join me at Octavia Books for a book talk and signing for Waiting to Die: One Man’s Journey on Death Row, with the foreward written by Nola’s favorite nun: Sister Helen Prejean! Thursday, October 15th 4:30pm-6pm. See you there! by @helenprejean

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Happy Birthday to my sister-self, @susansarandon! 🎉🎂🎈 by @helenprejean

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#deathpenalty
#deathrow
#criminaldefense
#criminaljustice by @helenprejean

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@gacatholics @floccjustice
@cmnendthedeathpenalty @theatlantic
@fadp @justiceartsorg
@deathpenaltyaction @naacp
@deathpenaltyfocus
@deathpenaltyww @mojgovuk
@deathpenaltyinformationcenter
@deathpenaltyrep @tndeathpenalty
@tcadp @us_cedp @fla_innocence
@padp_org @ksabolition @amnesty @amicus.alj @marshallproj @nccadp
@bittersoutherner @amnestyuk
@cpjpaustralia @reprievehq
@deathpenaltyprojectuk
@witnesstoinnocence
@worldcoalition @cancivlib
@oxfordamerican @aclu_nationwide
@innocencenetwork @guardian_us
@conservativesconcerned
@thenapd @madpmo @ecpm_asso
@justicespromise @partnersforjustice
@thesoutherncenter @prisonpolicy
@quattronecenter @abolitiondeath @partnersforjustice @innocenceproject @worthrises

#deathpenalty
#deathrow
#criminaldefense
#criminaljustice by @helenprejean

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I’m not really in France, but the superb, powerful, graphic adaptation of Dead Man Walking is, with illustrations by Catherine Anyango Grünewald and script by Rose Vines. Published by Bayard Geaphic. by @helenprejean

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#deadmanwalking #graphicnovel by @helenprejean

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by @helenprejean

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[CHRONIQUE D'UN OUTIL DE TRANSMISSION]

-⚖️ DEAD MAN WALKING paru chez les Éditions BayardGraphic'

[Roman graphique][🗓️26/08/2026][📃304 pages][SP : OUI]
✒️ Œuvre originale : Sœur Helen Prejean @helenprejean
✒️ Adaptation Rose Vines @rosevines
✏️🎨 Catherine Anyango Grünewald @catherineanyangogrunewald

✝️ Louisiane, années 1980. Sœur Helen Prejean, religieuse catholique de la Nouvelle-Orléans, reçoit une demande inattendue : écrire une lettre à Patrick Sonnier, condamné à mort pour le meurtre de deux adolescents. Elle écrit. Il répond. Et sa vie bascule. En devenant la conseillère spirituelle de cet homme aussi terrifiant qu'il est désormais terrorisé, Helen se retrouve au cœur de la machine judiciaire la plus brutale qui soit — celle qui tue au nom de la loi. Aux côtés du condamné, de sa famille, mais aussi des familles des victimes et des gardiens chargés de l'exécution, elle pose une question que peu osent formuler : s'il est mal de tuer, pourquoi permettons-nous à l'État de tuer en notre nom ?🇺🇸

🗯️Aujourd'hui on parle de Dead Man Walking et non pas The Walking Dead comme pourrait le croire @manhwa_comics...!
Je ne le savais pas mais Dead Man Walking est l'un de ces livres qui existent depuis trente ans et cette adaptation en roman graphique, animé par le dessin perché et symboliquement fort de Catherine Anyango Grünewald, est un pari réussi pour transmettre ce témoignage fondamental aux lecteurs de la GenZ.

Le trait est parfaitement accordé à la gravité du sujet : réaliste et sombre, chargé de nuances qui renforcent la lourdeur du couloir de la mort et l'humanité fragile de ceux qui y vivent.

Cette adaptation aura eu l'intelligence d'amalgaler le récit original avec des développements plus "actuels" sur la peine de mort aux États-Unis.

Bon, il faut être honnête : Dead Man Walking n'est pas une lecture légère, et il faut vraiment s'y accrocher.

Le volume impressionnant d'informations sur la peine de mort, son histoire, ses mécanismes, ses injustices raciales et sociales, ses procédures d'exécution, est absolument saisissant.
⬇️⬇️⬇️ La suite au premier commentaire epinglé by @helenprejean

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Elizabeth Vartkessian’s THE DESERVING brings light to the mercy work that is mitigation. I love this book and the work vital work done by Liz and other mitigators. From now until September 7th, THE DESERVING is 50% off at Barnes and Noble as part of their #BNBookHaul sale. by @helenprejean

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Spending the afternoon with @helenprejean in New Orleans has been one of the biggest highlights of the year. Even though we had just met, it felt like two old friends catching up. We exchanged stories - and laughed (a lot), and we signed books to each other. We found connection and similarities in how our vocations chose us - rather than the other way around. And how we both - without hesitation, said “yes”. It is an honor to have both our names on the cover of Feltus’ memoir. Sister Helen was the one who encouraged Feltus to start writing - and that is really where the making of Feltus’ memoir began. I am grateful to Helen for her encouragement and support, her impactful advice, and profound words of wisdom. I hold them close to my heart and often remind myself of her words as I continue on this journey with Feltus’ story. Mostly, I am grateful for my new friend. 🤍 #booksofig #redemption #deathrow #memoir #truecrime by @helenprejean

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Meet Christa Pike — the only woman on death row in Tennessee.

She was 18 when she and two other people committed a crime. She’s the only one of the three facing execution.

At the time, Christa was living with untreated bipolar disorder and PTSD, the result of a lifetime of severe physical and sexual abuse that started when she was a toddler. Because she was the only woman on death row, she spent 27 years in solitary confinement — until Fall 2024.

Christa is scheduled to be executed on September 30, 2026.

If it happens, she’ll be the first woman executed in Tennessee in over 200 years — and the only person, man or woman, executed in the state’s modern era for a crime committed at 18, 19, or 20 years old.

You can help. Sign the petition to commute her death sentence, and share this post so more people know her story.

Learn more at mercyforchrista.org — link in bio. by @helenprejean

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