Chapter 1. Origins and Discoveries

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. Determinate Sentencing and the Texas Youth Commission: A Timeline 5
7. Chapter 1. Origins and Discoveries 11
8. Chapter 2. The Determinate Sentencing Act in Texas 33
9. Chapter 3. The Sheep That Got Lost 50
10. Chapter 4. Doing Time in the Texas Youth Commission 70
11. Chapter 5. Another Second Chance 87
12. Chapter 6. The Burden of Second Chances 111
13. Chapter 7. Three Decades Later 135
14. Chapter 8. The Last Word 150
15. Notes 171
16. Index 195