At the Jefferson City Correctional Center, violence is decreasing. Staff morale is improving. A new culture is taking hold. This is not a theory; it’s a proven model. And there are many more facilities ready for this kind of transformation.
Watch a special message sent directly from Josh Smith, Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), to our audience at the Comeback Project 2026.
Across multiple institutions in the U.S. and Brazil, Second Mountain is helping reduce violence, improve staff morale, and create real cultural change inside correctional facilities. This isn’t just a program, it’s a movement.
At Second Mountain, we believe every person is capable of growing in their capacity to lead. To become a positive influence. Of contributing something meaningful to those around them. What started in a single correctional facility has grown into a movement happening throughout multiple institutions across the United States and beyond.
The Return is rooted in the unshakable hope of a man who refused to be broken; a raw, redemptive journey that will challenge your view of justice and what it means to be free.
