A Saint on Death Row

Author Thomas Cahill's tone is grave. How could it be anything else when he gives a personal account of meeting an unjustly prosecuted young man waiting for execution on death row? Cahill concisely, dispassionately reads the onslaught of disturbing facts about Dominique Green's abused childhood and flawed Texas trial. Cahill's then allows us the privilege of meeting the young man whose 12 years of imprisonment have made him "the person [he] always wanted to be." Away from the streets, Dominique is able to receive and give mentorship, create a sense of family he's never known, own his intellectual gifts, write powerfully, and publish the lyrical works of other prisoners. Despite support from all over the world, including his hero, Desmond Tutu, the terrible outcome will outrage listeners. S.W. (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine