Sr. Helen Prejean Profile (1994)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1994-01-14
Duration: 00:11:04
Subjects: Prejean, Helen | Death row inmates | Capital Punishment | Louisiana State Penitentiary
Contributors:
- Collins, Robert Host
- Chapa, Arcie Reporter
- Prejean, Helen Interviewee
- Krasnoff, Sandy Interviewee
Description
This segment from the January 14, 1994, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Arcie Chapa’s profile of Sister Helen Prejean, the author of “Dead Man Walking.” She discusses: living in the St. Thomas Projects in New Orleans; her correspondence and visits with death row inmate Elmo Patrick Sonnier; and her work as a co-founder of the Louisiana Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. Chapa also interviews Sandy Krasnoff of Victims and Citizens Against Crime.