Participants said it was an experience that can change a life forever, and Sheriff Anthony Cureton said he hopes it serves as an example for others to follow.
"It's always been something I wanted to do, and I guess outside I just never had the time," graduate Alexis Colon said. "But here, I have nothing but time to pursue a career, I guess you could say."The participants take classes in the jail through a program run by Bergen Community College.
Students can focus on English as a second language, high school equivalency, and computer literacy. But the goal is to leave jail better than when they entered. "This is important," he said. "This is very important in life, and I'm going to see it that you get it."
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