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NJ-STEP program helps incarcerated students get degrees

Rob Demarco graduated from Rutgers after spending all but one semester in prison.

05/24/2021

NJ Spotlight News

NJ-STEP program helps incarcerated students get degrees

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Rob Demarco graduated from Rutgers after spending all but one semester in prison.

This month more than a dozen new graduates in New Jersey earned bachelor's and associate degrees, with majors ranging psychology to social work. With the help of the NJ Step program, these graduates earned their diplomas while living out sentences behind prison walls.

05/24/2021

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