I looked up some former friends and coworkers on PIPL, and found that some had been incarcerated. Usually, you can find them listed on the state inmate information websites, which gives the name of the charge(s) they were convicted of, the prison that they were in, dates, parole date, etc. The husband of one woman that I used to work with did time for armed robbery in the 1980's.
Hm Where would I find New Jersey Inmate information? I tried looking but can't come up with anything.