PrintED Gives Hope to Incarcerated

Phillips is now preparing to take the Introduction to Graphic Communications and the Digital File Preparation examinations. “He's proud that, even at 41, he is continuing his education and his training,” comments Donohew.

Phillips has found employment in the correctional industries print shop, operating a Sakurai two-color press. Donohew says his training and PrintED certification helped him land a position in the prison's competitive job environment. “We try to approximate the normal work place as much as we can,” she explained.

“Inmates have to apply and interview for these jobs. John was hired because of his skills and qualifications coming out of our PrintED program. The momentum is beginning to build, and we will have more and more students working toward this achievement,” Dye observed. “They're really motivated.”