PEP in the News Odysseus in Pacific The Source • February 25, 2015September 22, 2018 10.26.17--The Washington University Prison Education Project (PEP) was established in 2011. In 2014, PEP began teaching for-credit, college-level classes at the Missouri Eastern Correctional Center (MECC) in Pacific, Missouri. PEP also offers courses for correctional staff. Offenders in class with Jennifer Hudson, Program Manager & Academic Advisor Washington University PEP. Photos by Joe Angeles/WUSTL Photos View Content Related