PARTNERS

 

NJ-STEP (Scholarship and Transformative Education in Prisons) is a consortium of nine colleges and universities across the state, the NJ Department of Corrections, and the NJ State Parole Board. In addition to providing post-secondary education, NJ-STEP members and staff help students plan for their release from prison and support their continued education. The consortium is housed at Rutgers University - Newark.

 

Mercer County Community College: Our accrediting institution for associate's degree courses at Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institution

 

Raritan Valley Community College: Our accrediting institution for associate's degree courses

 

Mountainview Project: Provides NJ-STEP students an opportunity to pursue a four-year degree in a campus setting post-release

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Petey Greene: A national prison education program that brings tutors into state prisons. Since 2014, Petey Greene tutors have been working with our college students, providing much-needed out-of-classroom study time.

 

Princeton University SPEAR (Students for Prison Education and Reform): Works to advocate for common-sense criminal justice reform

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New Jersey Dept of Corrections (NJDOC): Incarcerates about 9,500 adults in 13 facilities statewide

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Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institution (part of the Federal Bureau of Prisons): Incarcerates approximately 4,400 adult men on part of the Joint MDL base