Scott Wilson (actor) as a prison chaplain in "Dead Man Walking", starring Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn, based on the book of the same name by Sister Helen Prejean. Wilson's long filmography also includes "The Gypsy Moths", "The Right Stuff", "A Year of the Quiet Sun", "Malone", "The Grass Harp", "Junebug", "The Host", "Monster", "Young Guns II", "Pearl Harbor", "Big Stan", "Judge Dredd", the "Shiloh" film series and "". Wilson has filmed on location in South Korea, Japan and Spain. Wilson had a recurring role in several episodes of "" as Sam Braun, father of crime-scene investigator Catherine Willows (portrayed by Marg Helgenberger).
Helen Prejean correspond with convicted murderer Elmo Patrick Sonnier, held on Death Row in the Louisiana State Penitentiary, known as Angola. Sonnier had been sentenced to death by electrocution. She visited Sonnier in prison and agreed to be his spiritual adviser in the months leading up to his execution. The experience gave Prejean greater insight into the process involved in executions, for the convict, families, and others in the prison, and she began speaking out against capital punishment. At the same time, she founded "Survive", an organization devoted to counseling the families of victims of violence. Prejean has since ministered to other