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Monday, 16 January 2006
RENOWNED US anti-death penalty campaigner and author Sister Helen Prejean has spoken out about the plight of death row Scot Kenny Richey for the first time. Sister Helen, who wrote the book Dead Man Walking and was portrayed in the film adaptation by Susan Sarandon, has long been a supporter of the campaign to free Richey, who has served 19 years on death row.
She has already joined his fianceé Karen Richey at a talk arranged by Amnesty International, speaking to Richey over the phone after the event.
She said: "Kenny Richey's case is one more tragic example of the flawed, politicised death penalty system in the United States. I am proud to stand alongside Karen, who has been such a steadfast force in seeking justice for Kenny Richey