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Summary Of Last Chance In Texas By John Hubner

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John Hubner is an investigative journalist and the author of Last Chance in Texas. Through a one way mirror, Hubner spent time observing treatment sessions in groups called “Capital Offenders Group” or COG. After the sessions, Hubner discussed the situations and ways to move forward for progress with the different therapists providing the treatment for the young offenders. Hubner begins the story discussing the purpose that Giddings State School, which is how Giddings leads the world in its success with changing youth offenders, and offering psychiatric help for the kids that have experienced abuse and neglect to lead up to the consequences from their previous criminal lifestyle. The Giddings State School resides in a small town around central Texas. Known for housing the “worst of the worst”, this detention center averages 325 boys and 65 girls ranging from different age groups. The sexes …show more content…

These youth have been convicted of dangerous crimes such as rape, murder, arson, burglary, and numerous other offenses. Commonly, the correctional system of America is more into warehousing criminals and focusing on the punishments of the crime; not focusing towards rehabilitation or treatment to attempt to fix the criminal and their behaviors that cause these actions. This particular youth facility was one of the very few to use different forms of aggressive rehabilitation to treat each juvenile. With different types of therapists working at Giddings, there are as many unique treatment sessions to be offered for each offender. During “Part One: The Boys,” Hubner begins discussing how the staff is able to identify if a student is a psychopath and unaffected by the treatment provided. Boys might begin to develop remorse in the COG; this is a sign that they have potential to accept treatment with an open mind. The youth that are more psychopathic are the ones who the staff recommends sending to adult

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