THE ROOTS
Prison Blues started with two ingredients: 1. a federal government grant funded by drug money seizures. 2. a plan to defray incarceration costs. Mindful of the impact prison industries have on private sector businesses, the State of Oregon conducted a thorough study to establish a viable product for production. The conclusion that Oregon's manufacturers would not suffer from a prison garment industry laid the foundation for our 47,000 square foot Garment Factory. The factory was created in 1989 to manufacture blue jeans, yard coats, work shirts, and T-shirts for inmates.
