One of Raritan’s cornerstone programs provides education to inmates in seven New Jersey state prisons. This program started modestly about 10 years ago as a partnership with Rutgers and Princeton Universities. Initially, the goal was to provide college-level courses to inmates at a women's prison. Today Raritan has about 400 registered students serving prison sentences across the state. 

“The program responds to a lot of things, like the idea that this would be a tool to help inmates avoid going back in and help improve recidivism rates and provide opportunities for inmates to engage in academics,” says Dr. McDonough. “It’s been an enormous success.”

Graduates of the program are accepted into Rutgers to continue their pursuit of a bachelor’s degree.