Dead Man Walking

Plot Summary

A death row inmate turns for spiritual guidance to a local nun in the days leading up to his scheduled execution for the murders of a young couple.

prison

death penalty

right and justice

rape

rage and hate

unsociability

court case

court

nun

penalty

therapist

sentence

forgiveness

self-discovery

despair

prison cell

socially deprived family

death row

doomed man

death sentence

lethal injection

charity

mercy petition

cowardliness

angry

dreary

incredulous

depressing

bitter

callous

horrified