Last Chance in Texas : The Redemption of Criminal Youth

Name: Last Chance in Texas : The Redemption of Criminal Youth
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ISBN: 9780375508097

ISBN-10: 0375508090

ISBN-13: 9780375508097

Edition: 2005

Authors: John Hubner

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A powerful, bracing and deeply spiritual look at intensely, troubled youth, Last Chance in Texas gives a stirring account of the way one remarkable prison rehabilitates its inmates. While reporting on the juvenile court system, journalist John Hubner kept hearing about a facility in Texas that ran the most aggressive–and one of the most successful–treatment programs for violent young offenders in America. How was it possible, he wondered, that a state like Texas, famed for its hardcore attitude toward crime and punishment, could be leading the way in the rehabilitation of violent and troubled youth? Now Hubner shares the surprising answers he found over months of unprecedented access to…

Book details

Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 9/6/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English