"The greatest evidence of this fact is how Jon is treated by everyone he meets, the inmates and the prison officials. " -Steve Earle p. 76 - One death in Texas. Yes, this man was a criminal and he committed a horrible crime, but I believe this is proof that he had a good and pleasant accounting towards individuals in a hostile environment who respected him in such a matter. In a sense, he was taught, as an inmate, to lead a normal, productive life, even if it was behind prison walls and not in common.