A saint on death row : the story of Dominique Green / Thomas Cahill. [electronic resource]

Bestselling author Thomas Cahill tells the absorbing, heartbreaking tale of the hard life and tragic death of Dominique Greenwrongly accused, then executed in Huntsville, Texasand shines a light on our racist and deeply flawed criminal justice system.Green, an extraordinary young man from the urban ghettos of Houston, was utterly failed by every echelon of societythe Catholic Church, numerous U.S. courts of law, and even his own mother. But from the depths of despair on Death Row, he transcended his earthly sufferings and achieved enlightenment and peace, inciting an international movement against the death penalty and inspiring his personal hero, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, to plead publicly for mercy.A Saint on Death Row is an unforgettable, sobering, and deeply spiritual account that illuminates the moral imperatives too often ignored in the headlong quest for judgment.BONUS MATERIAL:This ebook edition includes an excerpt from Thomas Cahill'sHeretics and Heroes.