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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-91.3 - Extension of limits of place of confinement

30:4-91.3. Extension of limits of place of confinement
The commissioner or his duly authorized agent or agents may extend the limits of the place of confinement of a prisoner as to whom there is reasonable cause to believe he will honor his trust, by authorizing him, under prescribed conditions, to
(a) Visit a specifically designated place or places for a period not to exceed 30 days and return to the same or another institution or facility. An extension beyond the 30-day limit may be granted to permit a visit to a dying relative, attendance at the funeral of a relative, the obtaining of medical services not otherwise available, the contacting of prospective employees, or for any other compelling reason consistent with the public interest; or
(b) Work at paid employment to participate in a training or educational program in the community on a voluntary basis while continuing as a prisoner of the institution or facility to which he is committed, provided that:
(i) Representatives of local union central bodies or similar labor union organizations are consulted;
(ii) Such paid employment will not result in the displacement of employed workers, or be applied in skills, crafts, or trades in which there is a surplus of available gainful labor in the locality or impair existing contracts for services; and
(iii) The rates of pay and other conditions of employment will not be less than those paid or provided for work of similar nature in the locality in which the work is to be performed.
(iv) No prisoner employed in the free community in private enterprise under the provisions of this act shall, while working in such employment or going to and from such employment, be deemed to be an agent, employee or servant of the Department of Institutions and Agencies, the State of New Jersey or any of its subdivisions.
L.1969, c. 22, s. 3, eff. April 23, 1969.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-91.3a - State or county prisoners; release on interim basis; notice to local police department

30:4-91.3a. State or county prisoners; release on interim basis; notice to local police department
Any superintendent, or his designee, of a State correctional institution or warden or keeper, or his designee, of a county penal institution, from which an inmate is released on an interim basis pursuant to P.L.1969, c. 22 (C. 30:4-91.1 et seq.), or P.L.1968, c. 372 (C. 30:8-44 et seq.) shall notify the local police department of the intention of the inmate to visit, study, work or reside in the respective municipality.
L.1977, c. 189, s. 1, eff. Aug. 24, 1977.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-91.3b - Furlough prohibited, prisoners, certain

30:4-91.3b. Furlough prohibited, prisoners, certain
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3 of P.L.1969, c.22 (C.30:4-91.3), the Commissioner of Corrections shall not authorize the participation of a prisoner in any furlough program administered by the Department of Corrections if that prisoner has been convicted of a crime pursuant to N.J.S.2C:11-3, N.J.S.2C:11-4, N.J.S.2C:14-2, N.J.S.2C:15-1, N.J.S.2C:13-1, or subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:12-1.
L.1993,c.153,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-91.3c - Definitions relative to wanted person checks.

30:4-91.3c Definitions relative to wanted person checks.
1. For the purposes of this act:
"County correctional facility" means a county jail, penitentiary, prison or workhouse.
"Municipal jail" means a municipal jail, lockup, police station or other place maintained by a municipality for the detention of suspects or offenders.
"State correctional facility" means a State prison or other penal institution or a State-contracted half-way house.
"Wanted person check" means a determination of whether a person has an outstanding arrest warrant or pending charges by accessing the New Jersey Wanted Person System (NJWPS) and New Jersey Criminal Justice Information System (NJCJIS) in the files of the National Crime Information Center (NCIC).
L.2003,c.282,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-91.3d - Conducting wanted person check on inmates or suspects.

30:4-91.3d Conducting wanted person check on inmates or suspects.
2. a. A wanted person check shall be conducted on every person serving a sentence or detained as a suspect in a State correctional facility, county correctional facility or municipal jail to determine if there are any outstanding arrest warrants or charges pending against the inmate or suspect.
b. Except for a transfer from one State correctional facility to another State correctional facility, a person serving a sentence or detained as a suspect in a State correctional facility, county correctional facility or municipal jail shall not be released or transferred before a wanted person check of the inmate or suspect has been conducted to determine if any there are any outstanding arrest warrants or charges pending against the inmate or suspect.
c. If the wanted person check of a person conducted pursuant to subsection b. of this section reveals outstanding arrest warrants or criminal charges against the inmate or suspect, the law enforcement authority with jurisdiction over the outstanding arrest warrant or criminal charges shall be notified that the inmate or suspect is in the custody of the State correctional facility, county correctional facility or municipal jail.
d. If the wanted person check of a person conducted pursuant to subsection b. of this section reveals outstanding arrest warrants or charges pending against the inmate or suspect, the inmate or suspect shall not be transferred to another facility or jail, other than a transfer from one State correctional facility to another State correctional facility, unless the receiving facility or jail is notified in advance of the outstanding arrest warrants or pending charges. A copy of the outstanding arrest warrants or pending charges shall accompany the transferred inmate or suspect.
e. If the wanted person check of a person conducted pursuant to subsection b. of this section reveals outstanding arrest warrants or charges pending against the inmate or suspect from another jurisdiction, the jurisdiction shall be notified that the inmate or suspect is in the custody of the State correctional facility, county correctional facility or municipal jail.
L.2003,c.282,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-91.3e - Definitions relative to correctional facility security; regulations.

30:4-91.3e Definitions relative to correctional facility security; regulations.
1. a. As used in this act, "body imaging scanning equipment" means equipment that utilizes a low dose conventional x-ray transmission to produce an anatomical image of the inmate capable of identifying external and internal contraband.
b. A State or county correctional facility may utilize body imaging scanning equipment for the purpose of searching arrestees, detainees, and inmates. The use of body imaging scanning equipment pursuant to this section shall be limited to searches conducted:
(1) when an inmate enters or leaves the correctional facility;
(2) any time before or after an inmate is placed in close custody, prehearing detention, disciplinary detention, protective custody, psychological observation, or suicide watch;
(3) any time before or after an inmate has a contact visit in which the inmate and a visitor are permitted physical contact with each other;
(4) after an inmate has been in any area where the inmate has had access to dangerous or valuable items;
(5) during a mass search of an inmate housing unit or inmate work area;
(6) when a custody staff member with a rank of sergeant or above determines that there exists a reasonable suspicion that an inmate is carrying or concealing contraband on the inmate's person, or in the inmate's anal or vaginal cavity; or
(7) when a custody staff member with a rank of sergeant or above determines that the search is reasonably necessary for safety and security.
c. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, the body imaging scanning equipment may be operated by an employee of the State or county correctional facility or other law enforcement officer. Prior to operating body imaging scanning equipment, an employee or officer shall successfully complete a training course approved by the Police Training Commission pursuant to P.L.1961, c.56 (C.52:17B-66 et seq.) and meet any other qualifications, including education and training, as determined by the Commissioner of Corrections.
d. The commissioner shall, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt regulations, as appropriate, to effectuate the purposes of this act.
L.2015, c.213, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-91.4 - Withdrawals from inmate's account.

30:4-91.4 Withdrawals from inmate's account.
4. The commissioner, as a part of any work release program for an inmate, shall require that any wages, salary, earnings and other income of each gainfully employed prisoner be paid, less payroll deductions required or authorized by law, to the superintendent of the institution who shall deposit such sums so received to the credit of such inmate in a trust fund account at such institution. From such trust fund account belonging to any inmate the superintendent of the institution is empowered to withdraw moneys, in an amount not to exceed one-half the total income, as follows:
The superintendent shall withdraw up to one-third of that amount in order to collect assessments, restitutions and fines pursuant to the requirements of section 3 of P.L.1979, c.396 (C.2C:46-4).
The superintendent may withdraw up to two-thirds of that amount as may be required to pay the following:
(a) Such costs of maintenance related to the prisoner's confinement as are determined by the State Board of Control to be appropriate and reasonable, including costs and fees charged or owing pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1995, c.254 (C.30:7E-2).
(b) Necessary travel expenses to and from work or other business and incidental expenses of the prisoner.
(c) Support of the prisoner's dependents, if necessary.
(d) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1991, c.329).
(e) Payment of either in full or ratably of the prisoner's debts which have been reduced to judgment or which have been acknowledged in writing by him.
(f) The balance, if any, shall be paid to the prisoner in accordance with section 7 of P.L.2009, c.329 (C.30:4-91.16) at the completion of the period of his confinement.
L.1969, c.22, s.4; amended 1985, c.251, s.2; 1991, c.329, s.16; 1995, c.254, s.9; 2009, c.329, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-91.5 - Escape from confinement

30:4-91.5. Escape from confinement
The willful failure of a prisoner to remain within the extended limits of his confinement, or to return within the time prescribed to an institution or facility designated by the commissioner, shall be deemed an escape from confinement and shall be punishable as provided in section 2A:104-6 of the New Jersey Statutes.
L.1969, c. 22, s. 5, eff. April 23, 1969.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-91.6 - Rules and regulations

30:4-91.6. Rules and regulations
The commissioner, with the approval of the State Board of Control of Institutions and Agencies, shall promulgate such rules and regulations as shall be deemed necessary for the proper administration hereof and to give full force and effect hereto.
L.1969, c. 22, s. 6, eff. April 23, 1969.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-91.7 - Authority of state parole board

30:4-91.7. Authority of state parole board
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed in any manner to diminish or affect the authority of the State Parole Board to release prisoners on parole.
L.1969, c. 22, s. 7, eff. April 23, 1969.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-91.9 - Definitions relative to certain private corrections facilities.

30:4-91.9 Definitions relative to certain private corrections facilities.
1. As used in this act:
"Eligible inmate" means an inmate who (1) was not convicted of a sexual offense as defined in this section or an arson offense, (2) does not demonstrate an undue risk to public safety and (3) has less than one year remaining to be served before the inmate's parole eligibility date, provided, however, that an eligible inmate may include an inmate who is otherwise eligible but who has more than one year but less than 18 months remaining to be served before the inmate's parole eligibility date and is determined by the Commissioner of Corrections or a designee to be appropriate to be authorized for confinement in a private facility; and further provided, however, that an eligible inmate may include an inmate who is otherwise eligible but who has more than one year but less than two years remaining to be served before the inmate's parole eligibility date and is determined by the Commissioner of Corrections or a designee to be appropriate to be authorized for confinement in a private facility for participation in a substance use disorder treatment program.
"Private facility" means a residential center, operated by a private nonprofit entity, contracted by the Department of Corrections to provide for the care, custody, subsistence, treatment, education, training or welfare of inmates sentenced to the custody of the Commissioner of Corrections.
"Sexual offense" means a violation of 2C:14-2, 2C:14-3 or 2C:24-4, or of any other substantially equivalent provision contained in Title 2A of the New Jersey Statutes now repealed, conspiracy to commit any of these offenses or an attempt to commit any of these offenses.
L.1999, c.243, s.1; amended 2023, c.177, s.94.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-91.10 - Confinement of eligible inmates in private facilities.

30:4-91.10 Confinement of eligible inmates in private facilities.
2. On and after the effective date of P.L.1999, c.243 (C.30:4-91.9 et seq.), the Commissioner of Corrections may authorize the confinement of eligible inmates in private facilities.
L.1999,c.243,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-91.11 - Preparation, transmittal of information regarding background of inmate.

30:4-91.11 Preparation, transmittal of information regarding background of inmate.
3. Whenever an eligible inmate is authorized for confinement in a private facility, the Commissioner of Corrections or a designee shall prepare a summary of all relevant information relating to that inmate's criminal history and background. The summary, along with a picture of the inmate, shall be transmitted by the operator of the private facility to the chief law enforcement officer of the municipality wherein the private facility is located within five working days of the inmate's transfer to that facility.
If the private facility is within 2,500 feet of the border of an adjacent municipality, the inmate summary and picture also shall be transmitted by the operator of the private facility to the chief law enforcement officer of that adjacent municipality within five working days of the inmate's transfer to the facility.
L.1999,c.243,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-91.12 - Establishment of community relations advisory board.

30:4-91.12 Establishment of community relations advisory board.
4. a. Every contract between the Department of Corrections and the operator of a private facility shall provide for the establishment of a community relations advisory board in the municipality wherein the private facility is located. The board may include the following members: (1) the chief law enforcement officer of the municipality or a designee; (2) a member of the governing body of the municipality or a designee; (3) a representative of the operator of the private facility; (4) a representative of the Department of Corrections; and (5) public members, appointed by the governing body, to represent the community.
If the private facility is within 2,500 feet of the border of an adjacent municipality, the board also may include the chief law enforcement officer of that adjacent municipality or a designee; a representative of the governing body of that adjacent municipality or a designee; and public members, appointed by the governing body of the adjacent municipality, to represent the community. In those cases where the board consists of representatives from more than one municipality, the number of public member appointees from each of the participating municipalities shall be the same.
If an operator operates more than one private facility in a municipality, that operator may establish one community relations advisory board for all of that operator's private facilities within that municipality.
b. The board shall monitor the operation of the private facility and shall provide the residents of the municipality with a forum for resolving community concerns relating to the facility's operation.
L.1999,c.243,s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-91.13 - Escape of inmate from private facility, notices required.

30:4-91.13 Escape of inmate from private facility, notices required.
5. The operator of a private facility shall, upon discovering that an inmate has escaped, notify:
a. the chief law enforcement officer of the municipality in which the facility is located or a designee;
b. the Commissioner of Corrections or a designee; and
c. if the private facility is within 2,500 feet of an adjacent municipality, the chief law enforcement officer of that adjacent municipality or a designee.
The notice required under this section shall be given within one hour of the discovery of the escape and shall include a current summary of all relevant information relating to the escapee's criminal history and background.
L.1999,c.243,s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-91.14 - Rules, regulations.

30:4-91.14 Rules, regulations.
6. The Commissioner of Corrections, in accordance with the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act.
L.1999,c.243,s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-91.15 - Program to record and analyze recidivism.

30:4-91.15 Program to record and analyze recidivism.
3. a. The Commissioner of Corrections, in conjunction with the Juvenile Justice Commission and the State Parole Board, shall establish a program to record and analyze the recidivism of all inmates and juveniles adjudicated delinquent who are released from a State correctional facility or a training school for juveniles, whether on parole or upon the completion of their maximum sentences. The purpose of this program shall be to assist in measuring the effectiveness of the State's reentry initiatives and programs.
b. The program shall record the arrests for all offenses committed by releasees within three years following their release and any convictions resulting from the arrests. These data shall be analyzed to determine whether the rates and nature of rearrests and convictions differ according to the criminal histories and personal characteristics of releasees, the treatment they received while confined, length of sentence, conditions of parole, participation and involvement in reentry initiatives and programs, and such other factors as may be relevant to the purposes of this section, including, but not limited to, race, gender, ethnicity, and age.
c. The commissioner shall prepare and disseminate semi-annual reports summarizing the recidivism rates, patterns, and other findings and analyses resultant of the information gathered pursuant to this section. These reports shall include summaries of the treatment received by the releasees and any participation and involvement in reentry initiatives by the releasees, and shall make recommendations concerning the effectiveness of the treatment programs and reentry initiatives. These reports shall be available to the general public and shall not contain any personally identifying information. To facilitate the accessibility of these reports to the general public, the commissioner shall, to the greatest extent possible, utilize the Internet.
d. The commissioner shall annually prepare and transmit to the Governor and the Legislature, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), a summary of the recommendations set forth in the reports prepared pursuant to subsection c. of this section, along with any recommendations the department, Juvenile Justice Commission or the State Parole Board may have for legislation to improve the effectiveness of the State's reentry initiatives and programs.
L.2009, c.329, s.3; amended 2015, c.144, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-91.16 - Transfer of account balance to inmate upon release.

30:4-91.16 Transfer of account balance to inmate upon release.
7. a. The commissioner shall, at least 30 days prior to an inmate's release from confinement, assist the inmate in establishing a consumer checking account pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1991, c.210 (C.17:16N-1 et seq.). The inmate may be issued a basic debit card by the bank. For the purposes of this section, "debit card" means any instrument or device, whether known as a debit card, automated teller machine card, or by any other name, issued with or without fee by an issuer for the use of the debit card holder in obtaining money, goods, services or anything else of value through the electronic authorization of a financial institution to debit the debit card holder's account. "Debit card holder" means a consumer named on the face of a debit card to whom or for whose benefit the debit card is issued by an issuer.
b. Upon an inmate's release, the balance remaining in the inmate account administered by the correctional facility, following all payments and withdrawals pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1969, c.22 (C.30:4-91.4), shall be transferred into the consumer checking account established pursuant to this section.
c. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require an inmate to establish a consumer checking account. The commissioner shall not be required to establish a consumer checking account if the inmate chooses not to establish such an account pursuant to this section. Any consumer checking account or debit card provided under this section shall be established or issued in a manner that is consistent with State and federal law and regulation.
d. The commissioner, in consultation with the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, and pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement and effectuate the purposes of P.L.2009, c.329 (C.30:1B-6.1 et al.).
L.2009, c.329, s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-91.17 - Reinstatement of inmate into Medicaid program upon release.

30:4-91.17 Reinstatement of inmate into Medicaid program upon release.
9. The Commissioner of Corrections shall ensure that at least 30 days prior to the scheduled date of release of an inmate from a correctional institution in the State, the appropriate staff at the institution notify the applicable county welfare agency to process the reinstatement of the inmate in the Medicaid program if the inmate was enrolled in Medicaid prior to incarceration and continues to meet eligibility requirements for the program.
As used in this act, "Medicaid" means the Medicaid program established pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.).
L.2009, c.329, s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-91.18 - Establishment of mentoring program.

30:4-91.18 Establishment of mentoring program.
5. The Department of Corrections shall establish a program within each prison facility to provide for the mentoring of inmates who have been in the department's custody for a continuous uninterrupted period of less than two years. The program shall utilize inmates who have been in the department's custody for a continuous uninterrupted period of more than 10 years to provide the mentoring services, provided that such inmates have demonstrated to the commissioner and the supervisor of the facility wherein they are incarcerated that they can serve as positive role models to inmates being mentored pursuant to this section.
L.2009, c.330, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-91.19 - Report on status of Residential Community Release Program beds.

30:4-91.19 Report on status of Residential Community Release Program beds.
9. The Commissioner of Corrections shall certify on a monthly basis to the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting that all available Residential Community Release Program beds in the State of New Jersey are filled to contract capacity with eligible State inmates who are within 18 to 24 months of release, pursuant to the eligibility requirements for community release programs provided under the administrative code, prior to the incarceration of any inmate in any county penal facility.
L.2009, c.330, s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-91.20 - Inventory, review of vocational training programs.

30:4-91.20 Inventory, review of vocational training programs.
10. The Commissioner of Corrections, in collaboration with the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, biennially shall inventory and review the various vocational training programs offered to inmates in the State's adult correctional facilities to ensure that:
a. Each inmate vocational training program is attuned to actual post-release employment opportunities and reflects current industry and business workforce needs; and
b. The inmate vocational training programs meet the same curricula standards as the current standards of programs at private and public vocational training institutions, and earn the inmates who successfully complete inmate vocational training programs comparable certifications or certificates of achievement to those issued by programs at private and public vocational training institutions.
L.2009, c.330, s.10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-91.21 - Actions relative to revising, terminating inmate vocational training program.

30:4-91.21 Actions relative to revising, terminating inmate vocational training program.
11. If the Commissioner of Corrections and Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development determine that an inmate vocational training program is not attuned to actual post-release employment opportunities or does not reflect current industry and business workforce needs, or that an inmate vocational training program does not meet the same current curricula standards of programs at private and public vocational training institutions or earn inmates who successfully complete an inmate vocational training program comparable certifications or certificates of achievement to those issued by private and public vocational training institutions, the commissioners, in concert, shall:
a. Revise the affected inmate vocational training program to reflect post-release employment opportunities, adjust to changes in industry and business workforce needs, or award inmates who successfully complete the program comparable certifications or certificates of achievement; or
b. Terminate the affected inmate vocational training program and direct the inmates participating in that program to alternative inmate vocational training programs.
L.2009, c.330, s.11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-91.22 - Attorneys, representatives permitted to visit halfway houses.

30:4-91.22 Attorneys, representatives permitted to visit halfway houses.
1. a. Attorneys who are licensed in any jurisdiction shall be permitted to have contact visits with clients who are incarcerated in a residential community release program. At the request of the attorney, representatives of the attorney shall also be permitted to have contact visits. Such representatives shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) investigators;
(2) investigative aides;
(3) expert witnesses;
(4) paralegals; and
(5) law students.
b. The visits shall take place in the residential community release program facilities upon request of the attorney.
L.2015, c.25, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-91.23 - Rules, regulations.

30:4-91.23 Rules, regulations.
2. The Commissioner of Corrections, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act.
L.2015, c.25, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-92 - Compensation for inmates.

30:4-92 Compensation for inmates.
30:4-92. The inmates of all correctional and charitable, hospital, relief, and training institutions within the jurisdiction of the Commissioner of Corrections shall be employed in productive occupations consistent with their health, strength, and mental capacity and shall receive compensation for this employment as the commissioner shall determine.
For the purposes of this section, "productive occupations" shall include all education and workforce skills or vocational training programs made available to inmates in these institutions.
Compensation for inmates of correctional institutions may be in the form of cash at established inmate wage rates or remission of time from sentence or both. Remission from the time of sentence shall not exceed one day for each five days of productive occupation, but remission granted under this section shall in no way affect deductions for good behavior or provided by law.
From moneys paid to inmates of correctional institutions, the superintendent of the institution shall withdraw sufficient moneys, in an amount not to exceed one-third of the inmate's total income, as may be required to pay any assessment, restitution or fine ordered as part of any sentence, and is authorized to withdraw from the remainder of the inmate's total income an amount not to exceed one-third of the total income as may be required to pay costs and fees charged or owing, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1995, c.254 (C.30:7E-2).
In addition, all inmates classified as minimum security and who are considered sufficiently trustworthy to be employed in honor camps, farms or details shall receive further remission of time from sentence at the rate of three days per month for the first year of employment and five days per month for the second and each subsequent year of employment.
amended 1956, c.38; 1959, c.52; 1985, c.251, s.3; 1991, c.329, s.17; 1995, c.254, s.10; 2015, c.241, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-92a - Special credits.

30:4-92a Special credits.
3. In addition to credits received pursuant to R.S.30:4-92 and R.S.30:4-140, the commissioner also may award inmates special credits to provide further remission from time of sentence for achievements in education and workforce training.
L.2009, c.330, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-92.1 - Mandatory workforce skills training program.

30:4-92.1 Mandatory workforce skills training program.
1. The Commissioner of Corrections, in consultation with the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, shall establish a mandatory workforce skills training program in each State correctional facility under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections.
a. The requirement of participating in a workforce skills training program shall apply to an inmate who:
(1) is in the custody of the Department of Corrections on the effective date of P.L.2009, c.330 (C.30:4-92.1 et al.);
(2) has 18 months or more remaining to be served before a mandatory release date; and
(3) is not exempted due to a medical, developmental, or learning disability.
b. The mandatory workforce skills training program requirement may be deferred for an inmate who is serving a sentence exceeding 10 years.
c. The workforce skills training program shall contain a computer literacy component, including instruction on word processing, typing, Internet navigation, and use of e-mail.
d. An inmate who satisfactorily participates in the mandatory workforce skills training program shall be eligible for commutation time for good behavior pursuant to R.S.30:4-140 or credits for diligent application to work and other institutional assignments pursuant to R.S.30:4-92.
e. The commissioner shall report to the State Parole Board the progress of an inmate participating in the mandatory workforce skills training program.
f. The commissioner, in consultation with the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, shall promulgate, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) the rules and regulations that are necessary to implement the provisions of P.L.2009, c.330 (C.30:4-92.1 et al.). These rules and regulations shall include, but not be limited to, provisions to:
(1) determine when an inmate shall be exempted from the mandatory workforce skills training requirement due to a medical, developmental, or learning disability as authorized under paragraph (3) of subsection a. of this section; and
(2) authorize these exempted inmates to voluntarily participate in the mandatory workforce skills training program.
L.2009, c.330, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-93 - Contracts for labor and products.

30:4-93 Contracts for labor and products.
No contract shall be made by which the labor or time of any inmate of any of the institutions within the jurisdiction of the State board, or the product or profit of his work, shall be let, contracted for, leased, farmed out, given or sold, except in accordance with the provisions of this title.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-93.1 - Interstate sale of articles, goods manufactured by inmates

30:4-93.1. Interstate sale of articles, goods manufactured by inmates
1. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, the Department of Corrections may enter into contracts with any other state, or any political subdivision thereof, for the sale of articles or goods manufactured or produced by the inmates of any correctional institution within its jurisdiction.
The Commissioner of Corrections shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, a notice setting forth a description and a price list of all the articles which are manufactured or produced by the inmates of the correctional institutions under his jurisdiction and which are available for sale to other states and their political subdivisions. In a manner the commissioner determines to be appropriate, the notice shall be made available to other states and their political subdivisions.
b. The Department of Corrections may also enter into contracts with any other state, or political subdivision thereof, to purchase articles or goods manufactured or produced by the inmates of correctional institutions within that other state or political subdivision.
L.1992,c.119.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-94 - Catalogue of articles and prices

30:4-94. Catalogue of articles and prices
The state board shall cause to be prepared a catalogue containing a description and a price list of all the articles manufactured or produced by the institutions within its jurisdiction. Copies of this catalogue shall be sent to all institutions supported in whole or in part by the state, to all state departments and branches and agencies of the state government, to the governing bodies of each county and to each of the institutions maintained by each county, and the receipt of the catalogue by each of them shall be sufficient notice to each of them that the articles described in the catalogue are or are about to be manufactured or produced by the labor of the inmates of the institutions within the jurisdiction of the state board.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-95 - Purchases of articles manufactured by institutional labor

30:4-95. Purchases of articles manufactured by institutional labor
The several state and county institutions and noninstitutional agencies, the several counties and all departments and agencies of the state shall purchase from the state board all articles or supplies manufactured or produced by institutional labor which are needed by them and shall not purchase any such supplies or articles from another source unless the state board shall first certify on requisition made to it that it cannot furnish the same or the equivalent thereof. The state board as far as practicable shall honor all requisitions.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-96 - Estimates for ensuing year; no technical evasion

30:4-96. Estimates for ensuing year; no technical evasion
At least thirty days before the commencement of each state fiscal year, the proper officials of each institution, noninstitutional agency, department or agency of the state or the counties thereof, shall report to the state board estimates for the ensuing year of the amount of supplies of different kinds required by them, which shall refer to the catalogue issued by the state board, in so far as the articles indicated are included within such catalogue. No purchasing agency shall be allowed to evade the intent and meaning of this article by specifying slight variations from the standards adopted by the state board, when the articles provided by it in accordance with its standards are reasonably adapted to the actual needs of the purchasing agency.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-97 - Sale of surplus; goods stamped

30:4-97. Sale of surplus; goods stamped
Any surplus product may be sold in the open market under such terms and conditions that it shall not compete unfairly with the product of free labor. All goods, wares and merchandise, made by convict labor in any such institutions, shall be branded, labeled or marked as required by chapter 31 of the title Property (s. 46:31-1 et seq.). Any other nonperishable articles so marketed shall be stamped in a legible and conspicuous manner "Manufactured in the New Jersey ," naming the institution of manufacture; provided, that whenever from the nature of the articles made or manufactured it shall be impracticable to stamp each article, or if such articles are usually put up in packages, it shall be sufficient for the purpose of this section to put a stamp, label or tag upon such package, showing where such articles are made, provided that said stamp, label or tag shall be put on said package in a good, lasting and permanent manner.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-99 - Limitations on employment; marching prisoners in irons; armed guards; free labor

30:4-99. Limitations on employment; marching prisoners in irons; armed guards; free labor
The employment of the inmates of any institution within the jurisdiction of the state board shall be subject to the following specific limitations:
a. Marching or transportation of convicts in irons through the public streets or to or from their places of assigned labor shall not be permitted except in case of absolute emergency;
b. Convict labor under armed guard shall not be used on public improvements in conjunction with free labor;
c. Convict labor shall not be used to take the place of free labor locked out or on strike.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-101 - Couples not to be maintained in separate quarters, exceptions.

30:4-101 Couples not to be maintained in separate quarters, exceptions.
30:4-101. Married, domestic partnership, or civil union couples who are residents of a public institution maintained in whole or in part by the State, or a county, municipality, or subdivision thereof, shall not be maintained in separate quarters. This provision shall not apply to institutions for persons with mental illness or developmental disabilities, or to correctional institutions or where the health or mental condition of the persons concerned warrants separation.
amended 2010, c.50, s.42; 2013, c.103, s.85.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-102 - Female patients to be accompanied

30:4-102. Female patients to be accompanied
No female patient shall be taken to a charitable, hospital, relief or training institution unless accompanied by her husband, father, brother, son, family physician or some female of reputable character and mature age. Each chief executive officer shall cause to be made immediately upon receiving a female patient, a record of the names of the persons accompanying her to the institution and their relationship to her.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-103 - County physician to certify cause of death in institution

30:4-103. County physician to certify cause of death in institution
The body of a person dying in an institution maintained in whole or in part by state funds shall before removal therefrom be examined by the county physician, or acting county physician, of the county in which the institution is located and a certificate of the cause of death shall be signed by him and filed with the chief executive officer or medical director of the institution.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-104 - Post-mortem examinations

30:4-104. Post-mortem examinations
The medical director of an institution may with the approval of the board of managers subject the body of an indigent patient to physical examination after death to determine the cause of mental ailment and the cause of death. Such examination may be made by the medical director personally or under his supervision on his written certificate of advisability, but shall not be of such character as to interfere with the appearance of the body when claimed for burial by relatives or friends.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-105 - Certificate of death or discharge; record

30:4-105. Certificate of death or discharge; record
Upon the death or discharge of any person committed to any institution in this state under article 3 of this chapter (s. 30:4-23 et seq.), the chief executive officer of the institution shall forward a certificate to the county adjuster of the county in which the final hearing was held, stating the date death occurred, or if discharged, whether the patient was discharged as cured, improved, or unimproved, and such county adjuster shall file such certificate with the clerk of the court of such county, there to be kept and filed with the records of the commitment of the patient to such institution.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-107.1 - Release of person; provision of functional services.

30:4-107.1 Release of person; provision of functional services.
75. Whenever a minor with a developmental disability or adult with a mental deficiency is receiving functional services without court order, and is resident at a State school, or private residential institution, or a resource family home, or similar accommodation by arrangement of the commissioner, the commissioner shall cause such person to be released to the immediate custody of his parent or guardian of the person, as the case may be, on written application of said parent or guardian. Release shall be effected as promptly as possible, provided, however, that 48 hours' notice may be required. The department shall thereafter continue to provide such functional services as may be appropriate, unless functional services are terminated as hereinafter provided in this act.
L.1965, c.59, s.75; amended 2004, c.130, s.45; 2010, c.50, s.43.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-107.2 - Continuation of functional services after attainment by minor of majority

30:4-107.2. Continuation of functional services after attainment by minor of majority
An individual admitted as a minor under Class F, Class G or Class H may continue to receive uninterrupted functional services on and after becoming 21 years of age if:
(1) he has been adjudicated mentally deficient and the guardian of his person has filed a written request for continuation of functional service; or
(2) he has not been adjudicated mentally deficient and on his own behalf files a request for continuation of functional services.
L.1965, c. 59, s. 76.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-107.3 - Discharge of persons receiving functional services without court order.

30:4-107.3 Discharge of persons receiving functional services without court order.
77. Discharge of individuals admitted to and continuing to receive functional services without an order of the court shall be effected under the following circumstances:
(1) upon written application by the parent or guardian of the person of a minor or by the guardian of the person of an adult;
(2) upon written application by the person with a developmental disability on his own behalf, after receiving services on his own application or request;
(3) upon determination by the commissioner or his designated agent that functional services of the department are no longer required;
(4) upon attainment of the age of 21 years in the absence of a valid request for continuation of functional services; or
(5) upon determination by the commissioner that no condition of developmental disability exists.
Discharge of individuals under the circumstances described in class (1) and (2) of this section shall be effected as promptly as practicable, under rules promulgated by the Department of Health and Senior Services.
L.1965, c.59, s.77; amended 2010, c.50, s.44.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-107.4 - Discharge of persons admitted to and receiving functional services as result of court order

30:4-107.4. Discharge of persons admitted to and receiving functional services as result of court order
Discharge of individuals admitted to and continuing to receive functional services as a result of an order of court for commitment to custody shall be effected under the following circumstances:
(1) upon attainment of age 21, provided that there has been no request for continuation of functional services;
(2) upon determination by the commissioner or his designated agent that the circumstances which resulted in the order of commitment no longer justify further care or custody and that no further functional services by the department are required; provided, however, that prior to such discharge the committing court shall be given notice 1 week prior to the proposed action; or
(3) by court order.
L.1965, c. 59, s. 78.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:4-107.5 - Discharge of persons admitted under Class I

30:4-107.5. Discharge of persons admitted under Class I
Discharge of individuals admitted under Class I shall be accomplished in accordance with the provisions of sections 2A:163-2 and 2A:163-3 of New Jersey Statutes, if applicable, or on order of the commissioner with 30 days prior notice to the committing court, or as the court may direct.
L.1965, c. 59, s. 79.