APDS Announces New Name: Orijin™
The ed-tech company’s new name reinforces the mission of creating pathways to sustainable employment for the justice impacted Media Contact: Lucia Weathers | Lucia@WeathersStrategyGroup.com 317-732-1911 | Official Orijin™ Publicist New York, NY – Monday, Nov. 13, 2023 Today, American Prison Data Systems (APDS), announces a major renaming effort to become Orijin. Like APDS, Orijin’s mission […]
APDS selected to accelerate innovation for governments in global AWS GovTech Accelerator
The Ed-Tech company APDS will use AWS cloud solutions to address educational barriers incarcerated individuals face. New York, NY (Sept 19, 2023) — APDS announced its selection to participate in the global AWS GovTech Accelerator, a new program from Amazon Web Services (AWS) designed to help startups develop solutions that address the needs of government […]
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APDS Wins 2023 D2L Excellence Award for Innovative Education Programs
The ed-tech company APDS has been awarded for its work addressing educational barriers faced by incarcerated individuals. New York, NY – Wednesday, July 12, 2023 – On July 13th, tomorrow, APDS will receive the D2L 2023 Excellence Award at the 2023 Fusion Conference in Anaheim. D2L, a global learning technology company, each year honors innovative […]
The Massachusetts Department of Corrections and APDS Strike Landmark Education Partnership
The partnership provides every incarcerated individual statewide with free education from day one of their incarceration. New York, NY – Wednesday, April 19, 2023 – APDS, an education technology and public-benefit corporation, announced a landmark partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Correction (MADOC) to provide nearly 6,000 incarcerated individuals with day-one access to best-in-class career-readiness courses. […]
APDS and Amazon Web Services Announce Results of the First Cloud Certification Program Available inside D.C. Department of Corrections
January 24, 2023 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, APDS, an ed-tech public-benefit corporation enabling innovative technology and certifying career-readiness for justice-impacted individuals, announced the results of a cloud certification pilot program implemented inside the D.C. Department of Corrections (DOC). In collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS), learners in the pilot program were invited to participate from […]
APDS Honored Best for the World 2022 in Corporate Governance and Customer Service
December 19, 2022 08:00 AM Eastern Standard Time NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–APDS, an innovative education technology and public-benefit corporation that certifies career-readiness for the justice-impacted, today announced that B Lab, the nonprofit network transforming the global economy to benefit all people, communities, and the planet, has named APDS Best for the World in Corporate Governance 2022 […]
Correctional EdTech Provider APDS Raises $7 Million in Series C, Seeking to Break the Cycle of Incarceration with Its Career Readiness Platform
Impact-driven ETS Strategic Capital & New Markets Venture Partners co-led financing round NEW YORK, N.Y. — APDS, a public-benefit corporation whose advanced career readiness platform helps incarcerated individuals attain a living wage after release, today announced that it has raised $7 million in new funding during the Series C round. The capital will allow the company to […]
