Jack Edgemon, President PRIDE Enterprises

PRIDE Enterprises is supported by a strong partnership with the Florida Department of Corrections. PRIDE’s work programs are designed to provide vocational training, to improve prison security, to reduce the cost of state government, and to promote the rehabilitation of the state inmates. PRIDE directly reduces the cost of state government through inmate wage deductions for room and board (Prison Industry Enhancement program workers), for victim restitution, and through revenue/profit sharing contracts with the Department of Corrections.

PRIDE's Statutory Missions (Florida State Statutes, Ch.946)

Provide work training programs and post release job placement...

"To provide a joint effort between the Florida Department of Corrections, the Correctional Work Programs, and other relevant education, training, and post-release job placement and help reduce recommitment."

Serve Security Goals...

"To serve the security goals of the state through the reduction of idleness of inmates and the provision of an incentive for good behavior in prison."

Reduce cost of state government...

"To reduce the cost of state government by operating enterprises primarily with inmate labor, which enterprises do not seek to unreasonably compete with private enterprise."

Simulate a real-world working environment...

"To serve the rehabilitative goals of the state by duplicating, as nearly as possible, the operating activities of a free-enterprise type of profit-making enterprise."

CORPORATE MISSION
To teach job skills and develop work ethics that will enable inmate workers to become productive citizens upon release from incarceration.

VISION
To be the best company in the world at transitioning inmates to successful citizens.

VALUES
Quality Driven
Customer Focused
Helping Others
Respect for Individuals
Integrity of Conduct
Honesty in Actions