KO Client Honest Jobs Acquired by Orijin

KO client Honest Jobs, a national fair-chance employment platform connecting formerly incarcerated individuals with job opportunities and reentry resources, was recently acquired by Orijin, a national leader in correctional education and workforce development technology.

The acquisition combines Orijin’s education, rehabilitation, and workforce preparation platform with Honest Jobs’ national employer network and reentry technology, to create the only comprehensive end-to-end pathway from incarceration to employment. Together, the platforms position Orijin to offer a workforce solution that supports individuals across the full justice continuum—including parole, probation, and community corrections—to maintain employment, build stability, and remain out of the system.

“As someone who experienced incarceration firsthand, I built Honest Jobs to ensure people leaving prison had a real opportunity to rebuild their lives,” said Harley Blakeman, Founder and CEO of Honest Jobs who will join Orijin as Director of Business Development. “By integrating with Orijin, we now gain visibility into the talent pipeline before release—allowing us to align employer demand with the education and workforce training individuals are completing inside facilities, and proactively build employer partnerships around verified skills. Together, we are creating a scalable bridge from incarceration to sustainable employment.”

KO partner Jon Taylor and attorneys Brooke Eckert and Elizabeth Ho represented Honest Jobs in the acquisition. Learn more in the press release.