2014 Wall of Fame Inductee: Edward Kori

Edward (Ted) Kori is the Director of the Pre-Release Orientation Program, Inc. which oversees the LIFERS' Program at the Sumter Correctional Institution and conducts one of the various programs at Abe Brown Ministries. He also serves on a "Sex Trafficking" awareness committee and sponsors interns at the Sumter Correctional Facility. After serving for 20 years with the Tampa Police Department's Reserve Unit and retiring as a Lieutenant, he returned to college and received both his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Criminology at the University of South Florida. Ted, with his wife Carolyn, researched and developed the "Social Reintegration Program" which has been incorporated into the restructured LIFERS' Program. In 2011 the program was accepted by the Florida Parole Commission and certified by the Department of Corrections. Additionally, Ted has been a volunteer chaplain at Zephyrhills Correctional and is currently in that position at Sumter Correctional. He has served with the Hillsborough Ex-Offender Re-entry Network, received the "Volunteer of the Year" award at two correctional facilities and is currently nominated for "Volunteer of the Year" at the State level for 2014. He served on the USF President's Counsel and is a member of the Alpha Phi Sigma.