Justice

  • Sister Helen Prejean on "Story in the Public Square"
    By On September 18, 2018 In Featured, Featured Issue, Featured Slide, General, Issues, Pell Center, Public Policy, Story in the Public Square Tags , , ,

    Dead Man Walking with Sister Helen Prejean

    Rebroadcast Dates: January 10-15, 2019 Air Dates: September 22-24, 2018 Since 1976, nearly 1500 Americans have been executed in the name of justice. Sister Helen Prejean, though, cautions about the human cost of the death penalty and the innocent victims wrongfully put to death. Sister Helen Prejean was born on April 21, 1939, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She joined the Sisters of St. Joseph of Medaille in 1957 (now known … Read More

  • Image of the silhouettes of two prisoners hunched over inside a jail cell.
    By On March 9, 2016 In Tags , , , ,

    Justice and Mercy: Criminal Justice Dilemmas

    Panelist: Dr. Leo Carroll, Department Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Rhode Island; Dr. Donna Murch, Associate Professor of History, Rutgers University; Dr. Alex Gerould, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Studies, San Francisco State University The challenge associated with understanding the intersection of justice and mercy is at the heart of Pope Francis’ April 11, 2015 announcement of the upcoming Jubilee Year of Mercy. This panel brings together … Read More