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).
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