It’s Time!

Second Look Texas is an initiative of Epicenter Ministries a 501c3(h) nonprofit organization dedicated to justice involved youth serving extreme sentences, ensuring that the lawmakers of Texas create a solid pathway to rehabilitation, redemption, release, reuniting of families.

This could be
their last chance.

“Many adults remember their teenage years as a time of lessons learned, opportunities revealed, and milestones reached. But for an unfortunate few, those same years were marked with trauma, abuse, impulsive mistakes, and harsh consequences. Whereas most feared detention or video game restrictions for their transgressions, many of us faced a lifetime in prison for ours. I often think back to that time in my own life and wonder, what would I say to my 16-year-old self to prepare her for the journey that lies ahead?”



Cyntoia Brown Long, A Word to My Younger Self

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Second Look Texas is an Epicenter Initiative which is a nonprofit that solely relies on support from people like you.

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YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS CURRENTLY INCARCERATED HAVING RECEIVED AT LEAST ONE SET OFF

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YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS ARE SERVING UNCONSTITUTIONAL LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE

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YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS CURRENTLY APPROVED FOR PAROLE PENDING THE COMPLETION OF A RE-ENTRY PROGRAM

Chris Self is an attorney in private practice based in Houston, Texas. He began his legal career in the Texas Defender Service’s Capital Trial Project working on trial-level death penalty litigation. In both his private practice and as the Director of the Thurgood Marshall School of Law Juvenile Lifers Externship Program, Chris has focused much of his practice on advocating for and securing the release of people who received extreme prison sentences for serious charges, including capital murder and murder.