Second Chance Month · April 30, 2026 Today is April 30th. The last day of Second Chance Month. Tomorrow, the proclamations come down, the awareness posts stop, and everybody goes back to running background checks the same way they ran them in March. So before that happens, let’s talk about Larry Miller. If you follow…
You’ve probably bought the bread. The bright green package. The seeds. The whole grain density that makes it feel like a responsible decision at the grocery store. Dave’s Killer Bread is in Costcos and Whole Foods and Safeways across the country. Flowers Foods bought it in 2015 for $275 million. What you might not know…
The warden told Andrew Jarecki not to talk to the men. “They’re very dangerous,” he said. “Don’t take anything from them.” Jarecki — the Oscar-nominated director behind The Jinx — walked into Easterling Correctional Facility in Alabama in 2019 to film a religious revival meeting. Within minutes, incarcerated men were whispering to him off-camera. People…
Mateo, Franco, Mauricio, and Leandro couldn't get hired in Argentina. So they built their own pizza catering business — and proved that disability isn't the barrier. Opportunity is.
TL;DR Corruption vs. Integrity: Recent arrests of California correctional officers highlight a systemic pattern of corruption, contrasting sharply with the survival-based integrity of the incarcerated. The Social Architecture of Prison: Integrity is the highest currency inside; people who survive these systems often possess unmatched resilience and reliability. Second Chance Month Reality: April is about…
TL;DR Fair Chance Hiring: Look at potential over past mistakes to build a loyal, resilient workforce. Mentorship: Use your professional skills to help returning citizens with resumes and interviews. Vote with your Wallet: Support businesses (like Breaking Free Industries) that prioritize social impact and second chances. Systemic Advocacy: Support efforts to remove the 44,000+ legal…
During Second Chance Month, we focus on redemption. But extreme heat in prisons isn’t punishment, it’s torture. Here’s why survival must come first.
A person walks out of prison with $200. The state deducts $100. What are they supposed to do with $100? The math of reentry failure, and why California knows better.
Before anyone vouched for him, Downey forfeited 40% of his paycheck just to cover his own insurance. That’s the part we don’t talk about. Second chances work when everyone plays their part—here’s how.
A $152 million proposal to reopen Alcatraz isn’t tough-on-crime policy—it’s political theater driven by optics, not outcomes. At a time when real reform is needed, we’re being sold a costly fantasy.
