Robert Lee Willie Yet, Debbie Cuevas, recounts in her book that Willie never felt remorse:'"Did he show any real remorse before he died?" I asked ... [Helen Prejean] shook her head sadly. "No. and you know, Debbie, I'm not sure he was capable of that."' (page 231) Feeling that victim's families were overlooked in the criminal justice system, the Harveys founded a group, Parents of Murdered Children, to help others. They have worked to ensure that families are given more information about court proceedings as well. They have continued to support the death penalty. Sister Prejean wrote a non-fiction book "Dead Man Walking"
The Exonerated (play) statute of limitations for the crimes had been exceeded. Ryan declared a moratorium on the use of the death sentence in the state in 2000. In early January 2003, shortly before he left office, he pardoned four men whom he believed to be innocent. On January 11, 2003, having lost confidence in the state's penal system, Ryan commuted the death sentences of 167 prisoners on Illinois’ death row to life imprisonment. He said that would allow them to appeal their convictions. In 2005, the play was adapted into a film of the same name, starring Susan Sarandon, Danny Glover and