The Mercy Seat

By Cathleen Falsani
Sep 22, 2011
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"It ALL began when they come took me from my home
And put me on Death Row,
a crime for which I am totally innocent, you know."

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An image of the November 2026 issue of Sojourners, titled "Face to Face." It features George Lakey on the cover
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