{"product_id":"redemption-faith-justice-and-sisterhood-on-death-row-9798217413331","title":"Redemption: Faith, Justice, and Sisterhood on Death Row","description":"\u003cb\u003eA powerful and startling account of the unique connection between a convent of cloistered nuns and the condemned women on Texas's death row, exploring questions around crime and punishment, faith, and retribution in America as only Lawrence Wright can \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This unlikely story of a group of nuns in rural Texas ministering to seven women on death row is both captivating and inspiring. Two disparate groups--contemplative nuns and condemned inmates--set aside their pasts, slowly learn to trust one another, and ultimately bond as friends.\" --John Grisham \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the fall of 2014, Deacon Ronnie Lastovica visited a women's prison in Gatesville, Texas and gave communion to the women on death row. Moved by the meeting, the Deacon vowed to return weekly, but he knew he couldn't help these women alone. He called upon the Sisters of Mary Morning Star, a group of contemplative nuns in Waco, Texas, to visit the seven condemned women with him. What followed is an incredible story of a spiritual alliance between two groups of women who, though they couldn't seem more different, are living uniquely similar lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these pages, Lawrence Wright takes us into the death row unit, laying bare these women's daily lives, histories, and their horrific crimes. Some of the women in prison wrestle with guilt over the suffering they've caused, others fiercely maintain their innocence. As Wright learns more about their cases, the unethical police practices and improper forensic methods cast doubt on whether some of these women actually committed the crimes for which they'll pay the ultimate price. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClear-eyed and rousing, layered and morally complex, \u003ci\u003eRedemption\u003c\/i\u003e explores ideas of retribution, spirituality, and the question of absolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16149183\"\u003eLawrence Wright\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Large Print Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217413331\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL010000\"\u003eChristianity | Catholic | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL014000\"\u003eChristian Church | Administration\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LAW\"\u003eLaw\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LAW026000\"\u003eCriminal Law | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLAWRENCE WRIGHT is a staff writer for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, \u003c\/i\u003e a playwright, a screenwriter, and the author of eleven books of nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eThe Looming Tower, Going Clear, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGod Save Texas, \u003c\/i\u003e and four novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Human Scale\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMr. Texas, The End of October\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGod's Favorite\u003c\/i\u003e. He has received many honors, including a Pulitzer Prize for \u003ci\u003eThe Looming Tower.\u003c\/i\u003e He and his wife are longtime residents of Austin, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Large Print Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55687852785963,"sku":"9798217413331","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0884\/7966\/2379\/files\/9798217413331.jpg?v=1790358093","url":"https:\/\/www.txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/redemption-faith-justice-and-sisterhood-on-death-row-9798217413331","provider":"TX CorrectionsBookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}