Sister Helen Prejean

| March 31, 2008 

 ========= Old Image Removed =========Array
(
    [_wp_attached_file] => Array
        (
            [0] => 2008/03/death-penalty.jpg
        )

    [_wp_attachment_metadata] => Array
        (
            [0] => a:5:{s:5:"width";i:640;s:6:"height";i:428;s:4:"file";s:25:"2008/03/death-penalty.jpg";s:5:"sizes";a:9:{s:6:"medium";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:25:"death-penalty-336x225.jpg";s:5:"width";i:336;s:6:"height";i:225;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:9:"thumbnail";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:25:"death-penalty-140x140.jpg";s:5:"width";i:140;s:6:"height";i:140;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:9:"wbhm-icon";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:23:"death-penalty-80x80.jpg";s:5:"width";i:80;s:6:"height";i:80;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:20:"wbhm-featured-square";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:25:"death-penalty-600x428.jpg";s:5:"width";i:600;s:6:"height";i:428;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:18:"wbhm-featured-home";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:25:"death-penalty-465x311.jpg";s:5:"width";i:465;s:6:"height";i:311;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:22:"wbhm-featured-carousel";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:25:"death-penalty-396x265.jpg";s:5:"width";i:396;s:6:"height";i:265;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:28:"ab-block-post-grid-landscape";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:25:"death-penalty-600x400.jpg";s:5:"width";i:600;s:6:"height";i:400;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:25:"ab-block-post-grid-square";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:25:"death-penalty-600x428.jpg";s:5:"width";i:600;s:6:"height";i:428;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:14:"post-thumbnail";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:25:"death-penalty-125x125.jpg";s:5:"width";i:125;s:6:"height";i:125;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}}s:10:"image_meta";a:12:{s:8:"aperture";s:1:"0";s:6:"credit";s:0:"";s:6:"camera";s:0:"";s:7:"caption";s:0:"";s:17:"created_timestamp";s:1:"0";s:9:"copyright";s:0:"";s:12:"focal_length";s:1:"0";s:3:"iso";s:1:"0";s:13:"shutter_speed";s:1:"0";s:5:"title";s:0:"";s:11:"orientation";s:1:"0";s:8:"keywords";a:0:{}}}
        )

    [_imagify_optimization_level] => Array
        (
            [0] => 1
        )

    [_imagify_data] => Array
        (
            [0] => a:2:{s:5:"stats";a:3:{s:13:"original_size";i:195580;s:14:"optimized_size";i:120174;s:7:"percent";d:38.560000000000002;}s:5:"sizes";a:9:{s:4:"full";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:53:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2008/03/death-penalty.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:60375;s:14:"optimized_size";i:31906;s:7:"percent";d:47.149999999999999;}s:9:"thumbnail";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:61:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2008/03/death-penalty-140x140.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:6427;s:14:"optimized_size";i:4778;s:7:"percent";d:25.66;}s:6:"medium";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:61:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2008/03/death-penalty-336x225.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:17032;s:14:"optimized_size";i:11487;s:7:"percent";d:32.560000000000002;}s:9:"wbhm-icon";a:2:{s:7:"success";b:0;s:5:"error";s:77:"WELL DONE. This image is already compressed, no further compression required.";}s:13:"wbhm-featured";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:61:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2008/03/death-penalty-600x338.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:36694;s:14:"optimized_size";i:22278;s:7:"percent";d:39.289999999999999;}s:20:"wbhm-featured-square";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:61:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2008/03/death-penalty-300x300.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:20026;s:14:"optimized_size";i:13111;s:7:"percent";d:34.530000000000001;}s:18:"wbhm-featured-home";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:61:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2008/03/death-penalty-465x311.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:27984;s:14:"optimized_size";i:18324;s:7:"percent";d:34.520000000000003;}s:22:"wbhm-featured-carousel";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:61:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2008/03/death-penalty-396x265.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:21721;s:14:"optimized_size";i:14325;s:7:"percent";d:34.049999999999997;}s:14:"post-thumbnail";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:61:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2008/03/death-penalty-125x125.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:5321;s:14:"optimized_size";i:3965;s:7:"percent";d:25.48;}}}
        )

    [_imagify_status] => Array
        (
            [0] => success
        )

)
1673658612 
1206921600

 

If you recognize the name Sister Helen Prejean, it’s likely from the book or film “Dead Man Walking.” This Roman Catholic nun’s correspondence with a death row inmate inspired those works and also led her to become a leading advocate against capital punishment. Prejean is in Birmingham Monday, with a viewpoint she says has deepened through her more than two decades of advocacy. She told WBHM’s Andrew Yeager, she sees the legacy of slavery in today’s criminal justice system.

 

 

Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86

Colvin, at age 15, was arrested nine months before Rosa Parks gained international fame for also refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus.

Republicans say Clintons risk contempt of Congress for not testifying on Epstein

House Republicans are seeking testimony as part of their investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Clintons say they've already provided in writing what little they know.

FTC accuses AI search engine of ‘rampant consumer deception’

Federal officials say a company that operates hundreds of landing pages for AI answers is running an operation that has duped thousands of users, who were unable to stop costly monthly charges.

Supreme Court appears likely to uphold state bans on transgender athletes

To date, 27 states have enacted laws barring transgender participation in sports.

Scott Adams, the controversial cartoonist behind ‘Dilbert,’ dies at 68

Adams announced in May that he was dying of metastatic prostate cancer. Thousands of newspapers carried his strip satirizing office culture from the '90s until a controversy in 2023.

As Iran’s protests continue, Israelis and Palestinians watch closely

There is broad support for the protests among Israeli officials, but Palestinians say they hope the Iranian regime stays in place and the protests die down soon.

More News Coverage