姐妹Helen Prejean在2026年3月18日敦促结束维拉玛丽亚学院的死刑,强调了判决中的种族和阶级差异. Sister Helen Prejean urged an end to the death penalty at Villa Maria College on March 18, 2026, highlighting racial and class disparities in sentencing.

凯撒教的修女和反对死刑倡导者海伦·普雷珍姐妹在2026年3月18日在维拉玛丽亚学院发言,敦促结束正在进行的国家辩论. Sister Helen Prejean, a Catholic nun and anti-death penalty advocate, spoke at Villa Maria College on March 18, 2026, urging an end to capital punishment amid ongoing national debates. 她强调了司法系统的种族和阶级差异, 指出大多数处决涉及白人受害者以及边缘化群体被不成比例地判刑. She highlighted racial and class disparities in the justice system, noting that most executions involve white victims and marginalized groups are disproportionately sentenced. 普雷让1993年出版的《死者行走》启发了一部电影和图像小说，他强调了国家批准处决的道德缺陷，并呼吁同情胜于报复。 Prejean, whose 1993 book *Dead Man Walking* inspired a film and graphic novel, emphasized the moral flaws in state-sanctioned executions and called for compassion over retribution. 她的访问恰逢巴法罗联邦死刑审判, 关于2022年顶级超市枪击案. 这强调了改革的紧迫性. Her visit coincided with the federal death penalty trial in Buffalo over the 2022 Tops Supermarket shooting, underscoring the urgency of reform. 她表示对废除死刑持谨慎的希望, 理由是公众支持死刑的减少以及人们对于制度上的不公正日益增长. She expressed cautious hope for abolition, citing declining public support for the death penalty and growing awareness of systemic injustices.