The Rehabilitation of Jon Nobles The rehabilitation of Jonathan Wayne Nobles was quite a lengthy journey or process; whatever one might call it. As Steve Earle 's "A Death In Texas" depicts, Nobles created himself a completely new identity by being imprisoned. No longer was Nobles the violent, rebellious man who had walked through those prison doors in 1986, but he was a completely transformed man who also had regret for his past actions that had landed him in the prison and ultimately cost him his life. In prefacing with this, I do believe that Jonathan Nobles was, in fact, rehabilitated in prison. Though I do believe the prison 's intentions were never to rehabilitate Mr. Nobles, I believe they did just that. The matter is not whether not
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While in jail, Nobles has found a new interest in Catholicism as described by Steve Earle, and I believe this was one of the main reasons for such a transformation in Nobles. God does miraculous things when we fully trust him and believe his Word is truth. Nobles attended Mass and befriended the Catholic clergy who was the minister in the prison system as stated in paragraph ten. (lines 2-3) I believe Nobles rehabilitation began at the moment he stepped foot into the prison and started attending Mass. By doing so, he reevaluated his lifestyle and realized that how he was living before was not who he wanted to be and we can see a real change take place in him from that moment …show more content…
He had come to prison a confused, rebellious, selfish man and he died a respected, loving, and caring man. His life before prison was headed down a dirty spiral, but prison saved him from dying a man who was unworthy of respect or love. Rehabilitation can be beneficial to both an inmate and society as a whole. Had Nobles gone back out into the World, I believe he would have had much more luck with the rehabilitation he received from the prison. Though he arrived Ellis One Unit as a convicted murderer, Nobles left as a respectable, honorable
While in jail, Nobles has found a new interest in Catholicism as described by Steve Earle, and I believe this was one of the main reasons for such a transformation in Nobles. God does miraculous things when we fully trust him and believe his Word is truth. Nobles attended Mass and befriended the Catholic clergy who was the minister in the prison system as stated in paragraph ten. (lines 2-3) I believe Nobles rehabilitation began at the moment he stepped foot into the prison and started attending Mass. By doing so, he reevaluated his lifestyle and realized that how he was living before was not who he wanted to be and we can see a real change take place in him from that moment …show more content…
He had come to prison a confused, rebellious, selfish man and he died a respected, loving, and caring man. His life before prison was headed down a dirty spiral, but prison saved him from dying a man who was unworthy of respect or love. Rehabilitation can be beneficial to both an inmate and society as a whole. Had Nobles gone back out into the World, I believe he would have had much more luck with the rehabilitation he received from the prison. Though he arrived Ellis One Unit as a convicted murderer, Nobles left as a respectable, honorable