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 2024.
Over fifty courses taught so far, with more coming every year.
Number includes successful completion of our two certificate programs.
These JEP students are enrolled in the Merrimack College Associate’s of Arts in Liberal Arts Degree.
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.
Orientation Coordinator Jandeliz Hernandez ‘25 helped welcome Merrimack’s newest students during the two-day event.
