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Color photograph of Dobie Williams and Sr. Helen Prejean in his cell on death row, c. 1998.

Brown leather belt with a ring to attach handcuffs. Worn by Sean Penn as the character Matthew Poncelet in the movie Dead man walking.

Front cover of the hardback first edition of Dead man walking.

Front cover of the hardback first edition of the Death of Innocents.

Black leather boots worn by Sean Penn as the character Matthew Poncelet in the movie Dead man walking.

Typed letter with handwritten underlinging from Fr. Barry Moriarty, C.M. to Dobie Williams, on hearing the news of his impending execution. Fr. Barry was Dobie’s spiritual advisor before Sr. Helen, and he maintained contact with Dobie after he moved…

Handwritten letter from Sr. Helen to Dobie Williams around Thanksgiving, 1995.

Typed letter from Gloria Loomis to Sr. Helen Prejean. Gloria went on to become Sr. Helen’s agent. This letter is from the very preliminary stages of Sr. Helen developing Dead man walking.

Handwritten letter from Sr. Helen’s friend, author Bill McKibben. He offered suggestions throughout the writing process for Dead man walking, as well providing the initial encouragement for Sr. Helen to write a book about her experiences working…

Typed letter from Jarrett, a college student, to Sr. Helen Prejean, writes about how much he was moved by her speech and her stance against the death penalty, c. 1996.