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Cousin has been in jail for more than two years, and a few weeks ago, he marked his 19th birthday behind bars. He had little to celebrate. He's on death row at Louisiana State Prison at Angola, a former plantation turned high-security prison that was made infamous by the movie Dead Man Walking. Cousin's cell is small and stark, with cement floors, a metal sleeping bunk and a squat, steel toilet. He is locked in his cell 23 hours a day, with a one-hour break to exercise or use the telephone. Meals are pushed through...
Cousin says he is innocent, and in December his lawyers began arguing his appeal before the Louisiana State Supreme Court, which is expected to make a ruling in early February. If Cousin's appeal fails, his ultimate destination is a one-story execution building five miles away. There, on a white metal table with outstretched armrests, on a yet-to-be-determined day at a yet-to-be-determined hour, he will be strapped down and injected with three drugs. The first shot of sodium thiopental will bring on unconsciousness. The second drug, pancuronium bromide, will paralyze his body functions...
...place where the pulpit had stood. The congregation, to say the least, was caught up in Reverend Borders' drama; some were nearly on their feet, others raised a hand to let Borders know they were with him. I had seen that raised hand in my home church in Louisiana. The hand was a gesture from the black dance thrown out in anger on some occasions, and joy on others. Words were shouted in encouragement: "Yes, tell it, brother!" Reverend Borders continued until the umpire, Almighty God, had called the Devil out at the third strike. Then Borders launched into...
...neuropsychiatrist in the Air Force, Coles began working with children undergoing the stress of school desegregation when he was stationed in Louisiana during the 1960s...
Samuel L. Jackson produces and stars in this gothic tale of infidelity and voodoo in the Louisiana bayou, but graciously hands the story over to the lesser known actresses surrounding him, including Debbi Morgan as a haunted clairvoyant and Jurnee Smollett as his precocious daughter. Director and writer Kasi Lemmons demonstrates impressive style and maturity in this dark, hypnotic film. --Jeremy J. Ross...