“…Reality in Prison is Most Inconvenient for Me”
Dear PiFO Supporter, As we close this year, I look back in awe on how…
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CHANGING THE CULTURE OF THE OREGON PRISON SYSTEM BY TRANSFORMING ADULTS IN CUSTODY INTO SPIRITUAL & MORAL LEADERS.
OUR CHALLENGE
OUR PURPOSE
Paid in Full Oregon, Corban University and the Oregon Department of Corrections have partnered to provide Adults in Custody (AIC’s) a fully accredited bachelor’s degree; transforming our students into spiritual and moral leaders who will impact the entire prison population throughout the State of Oregon.
In the early 90’s, Louisiana’s Angola Prison was considered the most violent and bloodiest maximum-security prison in the country. After implementing a Bible seminary program at Angola, both adults in custody-on-adults in custody and adults in …
Corban’s history stretches back to 1935 when it began as a small Bible institute in Phoenix, Arizona. You’ll notice, as you dive into Corban’s story, that the school has been called by several different names. Each name marks a significant season in Corban’s history …
Oregon Department of Corrections and Oregon State Correctional Institution have partnered with Paid in Full Oregon to provide classroom space, recommend and approve AIC’s for the program, and place graduates in positions throughout the prison system …
TRANSFORMING LIVES
Transforming convicted felons into spiritual leaders and then sending those leaders throughout the entire Oregon prison system to transform the lives of others is the heart of the mission and purpose of Paid in Full Oregon.
VIDEO WALK-THROUGH
A walk-through of the OCSI Classroom we need to remodel before class begins.
Updates & Archives
 | JUDGE TOM KOHL ON THE ERIC METAXAS SHOW | WNYM AM 970Listen to the full interview (55min) from Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. In this interview Judge Tom Kohl discusses how he forgave the man who murdered his daughter, then went on to introduce a new way of looking at prison culture using biblical principles. |
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