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<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Context and relevance.</strong> The article presents the results of a theoretical and empirical study of the belief in the achievability of a positive future among employees of the penal correction system. The belief in the achievability of a positive future is considered as a psychological and existential phenomenon, the manifestations of which are optimism, self-efficacy and innovativeness of personality. <strong>Objective.</strong> To study the belief in the attainability of a positive future among employees of penitentiary institutions who directly carry out criminal enforcement functions. <strong>Hypothesis.</strong> Belief in self-efficacy and optimism are positively correlated with employees' innovation and belief in the ability of each individual to make positive changes. <strong>Methods and materials.</strong> The empirical study involved 78 active employees of the Russian penal system. The following methods were used as diagnostic tools: the questionnaire of general self-efficacy by R. Schwarzer and M. Yerusalem; the test of dispositional optimism by C. Carver and M. Scheyer; the scale of self-assessment of innovative personality qualities by N.M. Lebedeva, A.N. Tatarko and the author's questionnaire. <strong>Results.</strong> It is shown that employees of the penal enforcement system are characterized by pronounced optimistic attitudes, self-efficacy, creativity, and a focus on the future in a galaxy of innovative qualities. At the same time, female employees are significantly more optimistic than male employees. Three factors were identified, including combinations of optimistic attitudes among the respondents. <strong>Conclusions. </strong>It is summarized that the study of faith in the achievability of a positive future, consideration of the real positive attitudes of employees of the penal correction system in conjunction with other psychological realities is a promising line of research in the implementation of an interdisciplinary approach to the practical problems of optimizing their activities while serving and performing professional tasks.</p>