The death penalty mitigation specialist talks about her work in this installment of Nothing More Hopeful Ellen Rogers, a tall woman with straight, shoulder length red hair and clear green eyes, greets me at the door of her snug home on a quiet residential ...
17 Sep 2015 - Victoria Lewis
Author’s argument against capital punishment is compassionate and thought-provoking, but could go deeper If you’re going to put somebody to death for a crime, you’d want to be sure they’d committed it, right? Yet prisoners, guards, chaplains, lawyers and ...
26 Jul 2015 - Mike Wold
Sister Helen Prejean became famous with her book, Dead Man Walking, which was made into an Oscar-winning film. But her mission to end the death penalty remains her starring role. Elmo Patrick Sonnier committed two heinous crimes. On Nov. 5, 1977, Patrick ...
6 Nov 2013 - Rosette Royale
Talking activism, faith and the face of southern poverty with Emily Saliers of the folk duo Indigo Girls Emily Saliers has been one half of the iconic folk duo, Indigo Girls for more than 30 years. In that time, her lyrics and musicianship have touched th ...
15 Jul 2013 - Suzanne Zalokar