Letter from Pat Sonnier, the first death row inmate for whom Sr. Helen acted as spiritual advisor. They wrote to each other frequently from 1982 until was electrocuted on April 5, 1984. Pat enjoyed drawing, and often illustrated his letters to Sr.…
Letter from Pat Sonnier, the first death row inmate for whom Sr. Helen acted as spiritual advisor. They wrote to each other frequently from 1982 until was electrocuted on April 5, 1984. Pat enjoyed drawing, and often illustrated his letters to Sr.…
Typed letter from Sr. Helen Prejean to Vernon and Elizabeth Harvey, the parents of Faith Hathaway, the young woman that Robert Lee Willie and Joseph Vaccaro killed. Sr. Helen first met the Harveys during the period that she was visiting Willie. …
Pilgrimage for Life march, 1986. Sister Helen is third from the right in the crowd of marchers. Walkers enter New Orleans near the end of a 280 mile trek opposing capital punishment.