This passage, found in the book "Dead Man Walking", written by Sister Helen Prejean, speaks directly about the theme of this book: the morality of Capital Punishment. ... Capital Punishment, Millard argues to the Board, "as practiced in the United States is a poor man's punishment. You will never see a rich person come before this Board, its not because the rich never commit terrible crimes, but because the expert legal council they can afford to hire, know how to "play the system"." ... For example Millard says, that in the South nine times out of ten when the death penalty is sought i...

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