Dead Man Walking (book)
Dead Man Walking is a work of non-fiction by Sister Helen Prejean, a Roman Catholic nun and one of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Medaille. The work takes place at the Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola) in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.
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