For more than three years, the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) and U-PACT Oregon have worked together to create something bigger than a training program: a pathway to a different future. Through hands-on learning, skill development and direct connections to registered apprenticeships, U-PACT has helped adults in custody prepare for meaningful careers beyond incarceration. Across three DOC facilities, 139 participants have completed the program, with 41 going on to enter registered apprenticeships, a powerful reflection of what can happen when opportunity, determination and partnership come together.

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