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Helen Prejean
Helen Prejean (born April 21, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is a Roman Catholicnun. She is a member of the Congregation of St. Joseph. She is a well-known activist against the death penalty in the United States.
Early life and education
[change | change source]Helen Prejean was born to Augusta Mae (née Bourg; –), a nurse, and Louis Sebastian Prejean (–), a lawyer.[1] She joined the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Medaille in In , she received a Bachelor of Arts in English and Education from St.
Mary’s Dominican College in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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In , she earned a Master of Arts in religious education from Saint Paul University in Ottawa, Canada.[2]
She has worked as:[2]
Death row ministry
[change | change source]Prejean began to work with prisoners on death row in , in New Orleans, Louisiana.
In , a friend asked her to write to Elmo Patrick Sonnier, who was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death by electrocution. He was in pr