Download or read book The Second Chance Club written by Jason Hardy and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2021-02-16 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A former parole officer shines a bright light on a huge yet hidden part of our justice system through the intertwining stories of seven parolees striving to survive the chaos that awaits them after prison in this illuminating and dramatic book. Prompted by a dead-end retail job and a vague desire to increase the amount of justice in his hometown, Jason Hardy became a parole officer in New Orleans at the worst possible moment. Louisiana’s incarceration rates were the highest in the US and his department’s caseload had just been increased to 220 “offenders” per parole officer, whereas the national average is around 100. Almost immediately, he discovered that the biggest problem with our prison system is what we do—and don’t do—when people get out of prison. Deprived of social support and jobs, these former convicts are often worse off than when they first entered prison and Hardy dramatizes their dilemmas with empathy and grace. He’s given unique access to their lives and a growing recognition of their struggles and takes on his job with the hope that he can change people’s fates—but he quickly learns otherwise. The best Hardy and his colleagues can do is watch out for impending disaster and help clean up the mess left behind. But he finds that some of his charges can muster the miraculous power to save themselves. By following these heroes, he both stokes our hope and fuels our outrage by showing us how most offenders, even those with the best intentions, end up back in prison—or dead—because the system systematically fails them. Our focus should be, he argues, to give offenders the tools they need to re-enter society which is not only humane but also vastly cheaper for taxpayers. As immersive and dramatic as Evicted and as revelatory as The New Jim Crow, The Second Chance Club shows us how to solve the cruelest problems prisons create for offenders and society at large.

Download or read book The Day He Let Go written by Elana Johnson and published by AEJ Creative Works. This book was released on 2022-10-20 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A K9 cop, the woman he hires to build him a deck, and the magic of Christmas that could bring Trent and Lauren together this holiday season... Police officer Trent Baker lost his wife four years ago and moved back to Hawthorne Harbor so his parents and sister could help with his toddler. He trains K9 police dogs for the force, raises his son–and needs a new deck. So he calls Lauren Michaels, a general contractor and the woman who asked him out years ago. Lauren has made a name for herself in the beach town of Hawthorne Harbor, but finding a man to share her life with hasn't been easy. She knows Trent can't remember when she asked him out, but as they start working together on the Festival of Tree and his backyard, she's hoping to build a relationship with him. But she doesn't like kids, and he's got a six-year-old. As she works through some of her maternal issues, she realizes Trent might not be as interested in her as she is in him. He feels disloyal to his first wife, but he desperately wants a mother for Porter. Can Trent learn to let go of the past so he and Lauren can find love and build a family? Continue this sweet/clean contemporary beach romance series with THE DAY HE LET GO - a second chance romance featuring a single dad, by USA Today bestselling author Elana Johnson.

Download or read book A Cop s Second Chance written by Sharon Hartley and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: His mission is everything—until he meets her… After losing his brother to gang violence, Miami cop Sean O’Malley goes undercover determined to stop gang recruitment in the area. But his black-and-white views are shaken when he meets Aleta Porter, a beautiful social worker with a less than pristine past. Working closely with Aleta is the kind of distraction Sean doesn’t need. But when a threat from Aleta’s past reemerges, Sean will have to decide what comes first: his duty…or his heart.

Download or read book Second Chance written by Joe Hawk and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2022-12-02 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Upon retiring from the New York City Transit Police Department after 22 years, I was given a second chance to start over, in a new police department and to be able to continue doing what I loved, being a police officer. What I didn't know at the time, the town of Palm Beach P.D. wasn't all that I thought it would be instead, the department revolved on favoritism; and if you questioned their decisions, they retaliated against you. This was obvious from the time I took my first promotion test for the rank of sergeant. I was passed over for the next three promotions, even though I was higher up on the list. They employed the” Peter Principle”, promote the man to his next level of incompetence. I had the moral courage to speak up, and the rank and file stood idly by. Then the retaliation started, lower yearly evaluations, refusal to sign off on off duty police courses, to further my law enforcement career, avoid rewarding me Officer of the Month for outstanding arrests; it went to officers with mediocre arrests, eleven {11} years to fully reach top out pay whereby other officers reached the top after four to five years, assigned to least desirable patrol zones for long periods of time. After working for the two past chiefs, the department turned around. I never gave up, and I maintained my moral courage to stand up for what was right. Finally, after eleven {11} years, I was recognized for who I was and what I stood for. The next nine years were most rewarding. 10% of all sales of this book will go to the fallen law enforcement officers memorial funds, Washington, DC, so that they won’t be forgotten.

Download or read book Second Chance written by Joseph Grande and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2022-06-16 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inside a dark warehouse, Paige is like a kid in a candy store as she reaches for a vial filled with white powder. Cooper watches as she pours the powder onto a mirror, snorts twice, and smiles. Moments later, she takes her last breath. Cooper kisses her, dials a few numbers on his cell, and slowly drives away. Within seconds, the warehouse explodes. A year later, a rebellious Miami police detective is summoned into his captain’s office where he learns he is being given a second chance to resurrect his failing career by covertly investigating mysterious explosions around the city. Even more surprising, Detective Dean is told that bits and pieces of his latest girlfriend have been identified by the forensics department and that he will be required to see a shrink. As he delves into the investigation and attempts to reconcile his personal life, now only time will tell if the detective will find a way to create a new beginning, not just for his law enforcement career, but also for himself. Second Chance is the exciting tale of a Miami PD detective’s quest to solve a mysterious case and glue the pieces of his life back together, before it is too late.

Download or read book Dope Sick written by Walter Dean Myers and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-02-10 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The itch starts when things get too heavy for Lil J. Skin popping or stealing pain pills from his mom help him relax. But Lil J's focus is wandering because money is short, and his man Rico knows a way to make some quick cash. It's supposed to be an easy deal, but it isn't so simple when the buyer is an undercover cop. With a gunshot wound to the arm, Rico in jail, and a police officer clinging to life, Lil J is starting to get dope sick. He'd do anything to change the last twenty-four hours, and when he stumbles into an abandoned crack house, it actually might be possible. . . . Walter Dean Myers weaves elements of magical realism into a harrowing story about drug use, violence, alternate perceptions of reality, and second chances.

Download or read book You Rise Glorious written by Mike Foster and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful message of hope for anyone burdened by shame and for everyone who longs for a fresh, passionate, and fierce life. Now in convenient trade paperback and featuring a bonus section for guided reflection. This retitled edition of People of the Second Chance centers on HOPE. Every fierce and free life starts with that at the core. And every reader longs for a passionate and unstoppable spirit. This book will equip the reader to fight for hope and victory for others and also themselves. Foster's examination of hope is one part challenge, two parts encouragement. He forces the reader to ask the following questions: How did I lose it? How do I get? How do I give it? Each question is broken down into core concepts that are essential to a life devoted to the power of fierce and free living: awareness, discovery, ownership, forgiveness, acceptance, and freedom.

Download or read book Second Chance written by Marc Terry Sr. and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2020-12-10 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kevin is given a golden opportunity to return to his youth to complete an assignment that he’d failed to do. He finds himself battling with the same temptations that caused him so much greif in his first life. He commits to trying to appreciate the people he loves from his past, talking to that girl he had a crush on and avoiding the pitfalls and poor choices that landed him in a Baltimore abandoned home. Love appears in an unexpected place from an unexpected friend. But first, he has to complete the mission that the mysterious Mr. Bridges has tasked him with. Hopefully, he’ll take advantage of his Second Chance at life.

Download or read book Second Chance written by Holly Clayton and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2013-08-28 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HOLLY CLAYTON is a business major, and has a B.S. degree in Teaching. She taught children and adults for many years. She is a widow, and has two children, one son and one daughter, and five grandchildren. She wrote a book on Marys life in prison, and why Mary went to prison. Holly believes everyone deserves a second chance. Mary didnt get a second chance Act, and believed she was treated wrong by the justice system and the prison she went too. She also wrote about her life with her husband and the love they shared together, and the way the end came for her husband and her not being there for him when he needed her the most. Holly also talks about how the justice system is so unfair for the first time non-violet crimes on taxes. Compassion is what the justice system needs, and to look into a persons file and life, before sentencing to prison. Hollys concerned with equal justice for all!

Download or read book A Second Chance at Sarah written by Neil Druckmann and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2014-09-02 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As his wife Sarah lies dying, John makes a deal with a demon for a desperate chance to save her! Transported to their childhood, John gets a single day to prevent the tragedy that led to Sarah’s present-day doom, all while trying to convince her that he really is who he says! * An original graphic novel from the Last of Us creative director!

Download or read book A Second Chance written by Kara Lennox and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being honest is easy…telling the truth is hard The only person who can keep Luc Carter in the little town of Indigo is Loretta Castille. She's also the reason he has to leave. A single mom and local baker who supplies Luc's B and B, Loretta has had a no-dating policy since discovering the man she married was a criminal. Bending the rules for Luc is a possibility, but not if she finds out he's on probation. Luc will soon be a free man and his record expunged, but there's no pleasure in freedom when it means giving up the woman he loves.

Download or read book Harry Bentley s Second Chance written by Dave Jackson and published by Thomas Nelson Inc. This book was released on 2008-12 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retired Chicago cop Harry Bentley discovers he has a grandson he didn't know about. Will he find the faith to take on the boy as a "second chance" to be the father he'd failed to be to his own son?

Download or read book 2nd Chance written by James Patterson and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2002-03-04 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Women's Murder Club returns for another thrilling crime investigation. Will their skills be enough to take down a brutal madman? A brutal madman sprays bullets into a crowd of children leaving a San Francisco church. Miraculously-or was it intentionally?-only one person dies. Then an elderly black woman is hung. Police homicide inspector Lindsay Boxer senses a connection and together with medical examiner Claire, assistant D. A. Jill, and Chronicle reporter Cindy, finds a link that sends a chill through the entire nation. This killer's motives are unspeakable. In this "inventive" installment of the Women's Murder Club, James Patterson proves once again why he is the #1 master of the murder mystery (Sunday Times).

Download or read book Second Chance written by Lisa Phillips and published by Two Dogs Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2022-01-06 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NCIS Special Agent Niall O’Caran wants back on the Northwest Counter Terrorism Taskforce. Sidelined for prioritizing family over the team, he’s determined to solve this latest case so he can be who he’s supposed to be. Former Petty Officer Haley Franks is looking for purpose after the Navy—and trying to find her friend. She’ll get the information she needs, even if it means going head-to-head with the Russians. When her world collides with Niall’s, the resulting explosion reveals a state-wide conspiracy involving a dead police officer. It’s up to Niall and Haley to uncover a research college hiding more secrets than the local police. Hundreds of people are in danger if they can’t uncover this dark facility and fight back against the threat before it’s too late. The fight for a future will be the biggest battle of their lives. Each NWCTTF book is a stand-alone Christian romantic suspense.

Download or read book Second Chance at the Sugar Shack written by Candis Terry and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-07-19 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kate Silver’s back in town, and her dead motherjust won’t leave her alone. Kate usually spends her days dressing Hollywood A-listers, but after her estranged mother dies she finds herself elbow-deep in flour in her parents’ bakery . . . in Deer Lick, Montana. She thought she’d left small-town life far, far behind, but it seems there are a few loose ends. The boy she once loved, Deputy Matt Ryan, is single and sexy and still has a thing for her . . . and handcuffs. Her mother, who won’t follow the white light,is determined to give maternal advice from beyondthe grave. And somehow Kate’s three-day stay has, well . . . extended. She never planned to fill her mother’s pie-baking shoes—she prefers her Choos, thank you very much. But with the help of a certain man in uniform,Kate quickly learns that sometimes second chancesare all the more sweet.

Download or read book Second Chance written by Frank J. Alessi and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-04 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only reason this book was possible is due to Amherst Drug Court, Horizon Village and the support from my family. I would like to thank the drug court staff, judge Mark Farrell, all my counselors, Resident Assistants, family and peers from Horizon Village. To start, Amherst Drug Court for not just sending me to jail and giving up on me. That they gave me the option and then took the time when they saw potential and hope to send me to Horizon Village, ninety day inpatient rehab. To Horizon Village, all the knowledge, time, compassion, faith and support the counselors and Resident Assistant's gave was second to none. Not only did the counselors teach me about the disease of addiction, but went the extra mile to give me additional information in reference to my personal tribulations to help with my recovery and handle cravings and urges. The Resident Assistant's, for making time to print all my rough draft stories and showing me so much support on this book. To my family, for their unconditional love and for never throwing in the towel and for supporting my idea about writing this book of my personal stories on addiction. To my peers from Horizon Village, for all your support that I write this book to help all addicts suffering from this disease of addiction. I just hope and pray these stories help others as much as they helped me by writing and re-reading these true stories.

Download or read book A Shifter s Second Chance written by Marie Johnston and published by LE Publishing. This book was released on 2018-06-21 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He's lost his mind...again. And she might lose her son...again. Years after Gray had a complete mental breakdown that cost him everything, he’s clawed his way back to mental balance, a steady job, and a solid relationship with his grown and married daughter. Gone are the years of thinking conspiracies abound and that he is being followed…until a stunning woman busts down his back door and announces that there’s a secret world he doesn’t know about—and it’s hunting him. After losing her mate and one of her children, Armana abandoned the shifter world to spare the lives of her two surviving children. Two decades later, they’re grown and healthy, but she’s between packs and still fighting for a relationship with her angry son. So coming to the aid of his mate’s human father seems like a good way to prove herself. Only she can’t shake the feelings growing for Gray, and he finds a kindred spirit in her. But if they reach safety, the shifter world won’t let Gray keep his memories of their kind. And Armana will become nothing more than a dream that drives him back into insanity. A Shifter's Second Chance is a standalone read in the wolf shifter paranormal romance series Pale Moonlight. For readers who also like Larissa Ione, T.S. Joyce, Zoe Chant, Charlene Hartnady, and Milly Taiden, Alisa Woods, JK Harper, Felicity Heaton, Celia Kyle, Marina Maddix, Lorelei Moone, Callista Ball, Layla Nash, AJ Tipton, Christina Phillips, LG Castillo, Mac Flynn, Alisa Woods, JR Ward, Gena Showalter, Kresley Cole, May Sage, Brenda K Davies, Lee Savino, Renee Rose, Vivian Arend, Amelia Shaw, Ines Johnson, NJ Walters, Krystal Shannon, Grace Goodwin, and Eve Langlais. Paranormal romance, paranormal romance series, enemies to lovers, bodyguard, paranormal, paranormal romance books for adults, immortals, immortal romance, fantasy romance, alpha hero, strong heroine, action, adventure, no cliffhangers, guaranteed HEA, happily ever after, action romance, steamy shifter romance, wolf shifter romance, shape shifters, shifter, shapeshifter, fated mates, happy ending, happily ever after, HEA, sexy times, werewolf romance series, shapeshifter romance series, love at first sight, fate, true love, top ebooks in romance, top ebooks in paranormal.