Hope: The Promise of a Second Chance

April 30, 2025

By Lukas D’Ambrosio (email) Communications Office

As Second Chance Month comes to a close, we reflect on the power of hope, the foundation that allows growth, change, and healing to happen. It’s the quiet courage to keep trying, to heal, and to change. Every moment we spend building hope, for ourselves, for each other, and for those in our care, makes a difference.

In corrections, hope can be the bridge between despair and possibility, for both those in our care and those who dedicate their lives to this work. Staff create hope every day by offering opportunities, by believing in change, and by choosing to see potential even when it’s hard. In doing so, they also carry hope for themselves. The hope that their work matters and that lives can change. By fostering hope through opportunity, support, and encouragement, we create safer communities and stronger futures.