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Orijin

Correctional education and reentry workforce-development technology company (formerly APDS) serving justice-impacted people.

Learning & DevelopmentCareer
New York, New York, USAFounded 2014
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Orijin, PBC (formerly American Prison Data Systems/APDS, rebranded 2023) is a public benefit corporation providing a cloud-based learning, communications and workforce-readiness platform delivered on secure tablets in hundreds of correctional facilities across the US, preparing incarcerated learners through education, vocational training and career readiness. In 2025 it acquired Honest Jobs, a fair-chance job board, to create an end-to-end education-to-employment pathway for justice-involved individuals.

Leadership

founders · executives
  • Harris FerrellCEO

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funding · M&A · launches

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Feb 24, 2026Orijin Acquires Honest Jobs to Create the First End-to-End Education-to-Employment Pathway for Justice-Involved Individuals in the U.S.

Orijin has acquired Honest Jobs to build an end-to-end education-to-employment pathway for justice-involved individuals. The combined platform connects in-facility training with 300,000+ job openings from 1,500+…

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