On December 31, 2013 there were over 2.2 million adults incarcerated in American prisons and jails (Glaze & Kaeble, 2014), up from 300,000 in 1980 (Alexander, 2012). A number of life experiences, including having an incarcerated parent (Aaron & Dallaire, 2010, Murray, Farrington & Sekol, 2012, Wildeman, 2009), being suspended from school (Christle, Jolivette & Nelson, 2005, Wald & Losen, 2003), and being detained as a juvenile (Aos, Lieb, Mayfield, Miller & Pennucci, 2004), have been studied as risk factors--experiences that increase the likelihood of incarceration. However, most studies rely on correlational analysis of large data sets which contain almost no information on the timing, sequencing and accumulation of risk (Borowsky, Ireland & Resnick, 2002), critical factors in understanding the contours of health and behavioral outcomes (Teicher & Parigger, 2015). In this study, 10 incarcerated men were interviewed about their memories of school and then asked to produce a life graph (D'Sa, 2013)--a chronological sequence of risk factors they may have experienced--and to answer questions about their age when the risk first occurred. The range of reported risk factors was 5 to 15 (mean = 11/21), with the greatest number of first-time risks accruing at age 12 and 13. In addition to risk factors, participants reported a number of conditions commonly associated with trauma or toxic stress in childhood, such as social isolation and attention deficits. From these descriptions, a number of developmental cascades are proposed. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]