Jonathan Wayne Nobles: A Rehabilitated Man

Jonathan Wayne Nobles was a Rehabilitated Man.
Jonathan Wayne Nobles made history in his life. There are many negativisms in this man’s life, but overall Noble’s life was a work of art. Many argue whether Nobles was truly rehabilitated. It is hard to become a better person when he is caged in brick walls that isolated him from the rest of the world. It is even difficult to overcome the demons that caused his actions that placed him in the hellish walls of Huntsville prison system. To be truly rehabilitated, it comes straight from the heart and soul. Actions are words at their finest. Looking at a person’s actions can tell how their heart speaks. Mr. Nobles had many actions that showed he was rehabilitated. Nobles became a changed man in the
time he spent incarcerated. Nobles became a Lay member of the Dominicans, his attitude with positive actions, and he tried his best to show he was sorry for his crime to the victim’s family and Ron Ross.
First, Nobles became a lay member of the Dominicans. This is not an action a non-rehabilitated man would make, there would be no point. Paula Kurland was the mother of victim Mitzi Johnson-Nalley. Kurland was listening to the radio one day when she heard a Christian message about forgiveness. This made her decided she had to meet Nobles. Her initial trip to see the man who murdered her daughter was to help herself in the forgiving process of her own. Kurland also had to pray for Nobles for this to be complete. Kurland prayed for him to be “placed in God’s hands.” This helped Nobles when he turned to God to help with the remorse and guidance to a better life. This helped him become a changed, rehabilitated man. As Kurland prayed for Nobles to be in God’s hands, and that is where he ran. Kurland is human, no matter how deeply she wants to forgive Nobles of the crime he committed. A human can only allow oneself to forgive if they have the vibe or sense that one is truly and honestly sorry and remorseful. She visited Nobles against the family’s wishes, where she found that Nobles was now a member of the lay Dominicans. She saw he was a different man, then the one who killed her daughter. Kurland’s fist thought when she had learned about Nobles religion status was, “I had shared the last 12 years with him. Now I had to share my God with him? No way!” Her human side lead her feelings to believe he did not deserve to be allowed to have grace from her God. After Kurland and Nobles meeting, she believed that he was genuinely remorseful, which is a sign of Nobles being rehabilitated. Kurland had the audacity to look Nobles in the eyes as he told her he was sorry and a changed man. She saw he was a different man, then the one who killed her daughter. She just knew that Nobles was truly remorseful for his devilish crime. You cannot convince the mother of a dead victim that you are sorry when you are not. It takes your whole soul and mind to be remorseful, which Kurland saw through his eyes, in his soul that he was remorseful.
Next, Nobles was a truly changed man.
Actions always speak louder than words. Nobles had many actions that silently stated he was remorseful and a rehabilitated man. Steve Earle noticed a difference in the letters they have written in the years together as pen pals. The first letters, according to Earle, had “Contained a lot of the usual tough rhetoric and dark humor I had learned to expect in letters from men and women in prison.” Through the years of being pen pals, Earle stated “I watched this transformation in the letters that I received.” Nobles and Earle were good, close friends. There was no need for Nobles to put on a front and act in a fake manor to Earle to be impressed. Nobles wrote from the heart, he had nothing to hide or be someone he is not. Nobles knew that he and Earle would be friends, whether or not he was remorseful. The letters that they wrote through the years was a form of rehabilitation, and there is proof of positive change. Another change in Nobles life is he was no longer violent. Once Nobles had “climbed the exposed pipes, coming from yard, kicking down television sets.” Eventually, transforming and becoming a lay member of the Dominicans. Turning to religion is a healthy rehabilitation in itself. Plus, one cannot be part of the lay members of the Dominicans if he is still off his rocker, therefore, he was rehabilitated. Another positive action took place when Nobles asked Earle if he could talk to his son, when Earle told him about a sack of
weed he found. Nobles was not being arrogant when he mentioned that Earle’s son would listen to him more than his own dad. It had to do with the past the Nobles held, compared to Earle. Nobles had learned through rehabilitation and wanted to share with the son of Earle.
Lastly, Jonathan Nobles tried on last time to convince the families of the victims’ he took the lives of and victim, Ron Ross for causing his injuries.
When he was strapped to the hospital gurney, he had some final words for the people he hurt. Why would someone who will be dead in a matter of minutes care to speak to the family of his victims. A person who is not remorseful or rehabilitated would leave this Earth leaving the victims’ family knowing he was not. A non-rehabilitated person would not care to say he was sorry. Wasting time, to get under the skin is not on the agenda for someone who is leaving this world. Nobles said his final words to the family because they will remember this day. They will remember the look in his eyes. He had a final saying to each member. The family will not forget the words he spoke to them individually. Nobles clearly states he is sorry, when he said, “I know you won’t believe me, but I am truly sorry for what I have done. I wish I could undo what happened back the and bring back your loved ones but I can’t.” Here, Nobles would not waste time telling the family he is remorseful, showing he had changed. A true non-remorseful person will not care to try one last time to prove he is rehabilitated and a different man. Nobles does not want to die, leaving behind the families thinking he was the same man the day he murdered the two girls and seriously injured Ron Ross. After he said his words to each member who was there to view the execution,
Nobles sang “Silent Night” for his mother, not to burden the members there. He wanted peace for them.
Nobles more than likely did not go to prison after his crime looking for rehabilitation. He was locked away for some time. Enough time to clear his head and get his heart and soul back on track, to the good person he was. He had a miss-hap and needed help. He was a caring person who got off the medicine that kept his mind straight. That is why he committed a horrid crime. Nobles needed help and did not see it. During his incarceration, rehabilitation was available and appealing to him. The good in Nobles kept him committed to rehabilitation making him a changed man. Through rehabilitation, Nobles was able to be his good natured self again. A person’s behavior can change. Rehabilitation does work, as for it did Jonathan Nobles.