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There is a current call to action emphasizing the need for evolution of the concept of “success” in corrections (e.g., H.R. Rep. No. 116-JU08, 2020; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2022). While there have been positive developments in corrections over the years, the predominant risk-need-responsivity model (RNR; Andrews & Bonta, 2006; Andrews, Bonta & Hoge, 1990; Blanchette & Brown, 2006; Ward, Mesler & Yates, 2007) for assessment and rehabilitation in the United States’ prison system has proved insufficient. Key barriers to progress include: over-reliance upon a problematic definition and measure of success (i.e., recidivism), over-confidence in a risk-focused model, and ignorance of the importance of prison culture upon prison outcomes. Amid the recommendations for innovation and alternatives, we posit a values-based, culture-focused framework for success in corrections. The Good Citizenship Model (GCM), emerged out of over 45 years of collaborative outreach and fieldwork activity by researchers, returned citizens, specialists, and volunteers serving incarcerated people, returning citizens, and their families. The GCM targets positive and prosocial character development rather than risk-related deficits; emphasizes human flourishing over non-recidivism; and construes prison culture as a conduit through which prosocial values and character attributes are reinforced, and sustained.