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Catherine Rohr is the CEO and Founder of the Prison Entrepreneurship Program (PEP) whose mission is to stimulate positive life transformation for executives and inmates, uniting them through entrepreneurial passion, education, and mentoring. Since its inception in May 2004, PEP has produced unparalleled results with its 300 graduates: a 98% employment rate, a 3.7% return-to-prison rate, and the launch of 40 entrepreneurial businesses. The only program of its type nationally, PEP has recruited 900 senior business executives and 400 MBA students from 12 programs, including Harvard and Stanford, to provide hands-on assistance to its graduates.

Check out this short video on MSNBC.