Sister Helen Prejean , portrayed in `` The Death of Innocents , '' wants court to review death row case . Virginia court denies request to set Prejean execution for 14 years . She 's on death row for allegedly plotting to murder her husband , but her son has confessed . Michelle Byrom 's has `` suffered a lifetime of abuse '' and `` struggles with mental illness , '' writes Prejean .
Sister Helen Prejean , portrayed in `` Dead Man Walking , '' wants court to review death row case . Mississippi court denies request to set Michelle Byrom 's execution for Thursday . She 's on death row for allegedly plotting to murder her husband , but her son has confessed . Byrom has `` suffered a lifetime of abuse '' and `` struggles with mental illness , '' writes Prejean .