Over the summer, our PEP intern, Gabe, worked with Doug Wilson, a UO Business Professor, to host a three-part workshop series at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility. This is Oregon’s only women’s prison. These workshops focused on entrepreneurship and starting your own business. The workshops often focused on skills needed for people to re-enter the community post-incarceration with the skills they need to gain income. After completing the series, women who participated in this workshop earned a certificate from the Lundquist College of Business to document their successes. Gabe was originally drawn to the PEP because he wanted to be a part of supporting people who were incarcerated. This workshop series not only let him assist in providing these necessary skills but highlights the importance of skill building and education while on the inside.
Educational opportunities inside Oregon prisons and in the community