Orijin
New Markets Team
Mark Grovic
Co-Founder and General Partner
Sneha Kasuganti
Principal
Recent Posts
Feb 24, 2026
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News & Updates
Orijin Acquires Honest Jobs to Create the First End-to-End Education-to-Employment Pathway for Justice-Involved Individuals in the U.S.
Orijin, a national leader in correctional education and workforce development technology, today announced the acquisition of Honest Jobs, a national fair-chance employment platform connecting formerly incarcerated individuals with job opportunities and reentry resources.
Feb 5, 2026
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Instructure and Orijin Partner to Expand Secure, Scalable Education Across United States Correctional Systems
Instructure, the leading learning ecosystem and maker of Canvas LMS, powered by AWS, announced a partnership with Orijin, a leading education and workforce development platform for correctional systems, to expand secure, scalable education across correctional facilities nationwide. Orijin chose to partner with Instructure for its ability to scale alongside Orijin and address the increasing complexity of delivering secure, high-quality education for correctional facilities.
Dec 10, 2025
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Monroe County Sheriff's Office Partners with Tech Educator Orijin for Inmate Workforce Development Program in Tennessee
In a recent social media announcement, Monroe County Sheriff's Office shared its inclusion in a workforce development initiative with tech education provider Orijin, supported by the State of Tennessee. Sheriff Tommy Jones made the revelation, stating that the Monroe County Sheriff's Office Detention Facility will serve as the site for this pilot initiative, set to kick off on January 1, 2026, according to a post on their Facebook page. The program will introduce inmates to the Interplay...
Orijin (formerly, APDS, American Prison Data Systems) provides justice-involved persons education, workforce training and re entry support.
Orijin is a New York City-based Public Benefit Corporation (PBC) leading the technology revolution in corrections. They provide turnkey infrastructure, monitored mobile devices, and secure delivery of best-in-class services to:
Improve prison safety for corrections personnel and inmates
Deliver significant cost savings to prison administrators and, ultimately, taxpayers
Reduce recidivism via education and job training
Build inmate-family relationships via secure, monitored communications
The company is headquartered in New York, NY and was founded in 2012.
