{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","id":"cmtf13ev40088o3neqcdo1ulm","name":"Orijin","slug":"orijin","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/companies/orijin","shortDescription":"Correctional education and reentry workforce-development technology company (formerly APDS) serving justice-impacted people.","categories":[{"name":"Learning & Development","slug":"learning-development"},{"name":"Career","slug":"career"}],"verification":{"status":"unverified","sources":[{"name":"Orijin — official website","url":"https://orijin.works/assets/orijin-logo-BTKJgPH2.png","type":"official","field":"logoUrl","verifiedAt":"2026-10-16"}]},"meta":{"updatedAt":"2026-10-16T03:57:35.359Z","canonical":"https://www.dhrmap.com/companies/orijin","license":"© DHRMap. Facts may be quoted with attribution and a link to the canonical page. Not for bulk redistribution."},"nameShort":"Orijin","website":"https://orijin.works","longDescription":"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.","hqLocation":"New York, New York, USA","country":"United States","foundedYear":"2014","founder":"Christopher Grewe","social":{"linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/orijin-pbc"},"leadership":[{"name":"Christopher Grewe","role":"founder","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/people/christopher-grewe"},{"name":"Harris Ferrell","role":"ceo","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/people/harris-ferrell"}],"faq":[{"q":"What does Orijin do?","a":"Correctional education and reentry workforce-development technology company (formerly APDS) serving justice-impacted people."},{"q":"Where is Orijin headquartered?","a":"Orijin is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, United States."},{"q":"When was Orijin founded?","a":"Orijin was founded in 2014."},{"q":"Who founded Orijin?","a":"Orijin was founded by Christopher Grewe."},{"q":"Who is the CEO of Orijin?","a":"Harris Ferrell leads Orijin as CEO."},{"q":"What kind of HR technology is Orijin?","a":"Orijin is categorized under Learning & Development, Career on DHRMap."}]}