Driven by Merrimack College’s Augustinian mission, the Jail Education Project (JEP) is a degree and certificate-bearing program that seeks to build community connections while addressing inequities in higher education. Specializing in short-term incarceration, JEP provides college coursework in jails and pre-release centers in Essex, Middlesex, and Suffolk Counties and supports students pursuing a degree at Merrimack upon release.
The numbers listed below are as of 2025.
JEP offers 4-credit courses at:
JEP offers:
Two affordable, flexible degree pathways with both academic and financial support for post-incarceration students.
Available as an internship or college credit, the JEP Teaching Assistantship is a unique opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to work with Merrimack faculty teaching incarcerated students.
Interested in joining the JEP faculty? Apply now.
