The obvious change that takes place in this essay is the rehabilitation of Jonathan Nobles. He was once a murder for whom nobody would feel sympathy when considering his death sentence. Even during the initial part of his stay in prison Jon seemed to be a menace by ruining TV sets and attacking guards. He goes through a transformation however and turns into a very religious and loving man. This essay asks society to bring about another change as well. The last page of the essay criticizes our criminal justice system. It is clearly not geared towards rehabilitation but rather punishment and release. If Jon was able change himself in an institution that doesn't encourage rehabilitation, he could have been an excellent resource for change in our current system. Unfortunately, another flaw of our criminal justice system in this case was the killing of a man who had recovered and could have possibly changed the system for the better.