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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1AA-9.1 - Office of the Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and their Families.

30:1AA-9.1 Office of the Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and their Families.
1. a. There is established in but not of the Department of the Treasury the Office of the Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and their Families. For the purpose of complying with the provisions of Article V, Section IV, paragraph 1 of the New Jersey Constitution, the Office of the Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and their Families is hereby allocated within the Department of the Treasury, but notwithstanding this allocation, the office shall be independent of any supervision or control by the department or any board or officer thereof, or any other cabinet-level department, board, or officer thereof. The purpose of the ombudsman is to serve as a resource to provide information and support to individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities and their families.
b. The Governor shall appoint an Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and their Families, who shall be qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of the office. The ombudsman shall be a person of recognized judgment, integrity, and objectivity, and shall be skilled in communication, conflict resolution, and professionalism.
c. The ombudsman shall organize and direct the work of the office, including the work of such professional and clerical staff as may be necessary to carry out the ombudsman's duties.
L.2017, c.269, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1AA-9.3 - Annual reports.

30:1AA-9.3 Annual reports.
3. a. The Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and their Families shall issue a written report annually to the Commissioner of Human Services and the Commissioner of Children and Families. The report shall include a summary of the services the ombudsman provided during the year, and any specific recommendations the ombudsman deems appropriate and necessary concerning the State's implementation of procedures with respect to providing individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities with services and supports.
b. The ombudsman also shall issue the report prepared pursuant to subsection a. of this section to the Governor, and pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1) to the Legislature.
L.2017, c.269, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1AA-10 - Findings, declarations.

30:1AA-10 Findings, declarations.
1. The Legislature finds and declares that: approximately 2% of the residents of this State have developmental disabilities and more than 50,000 of these persons are developmentally disabled school age children; 30,000 to 40,000 residents have intellectual disabilities severe enough to require lifelong supervision or care; several times more have less severe intellectual disabilities and can live independent or semi-independent lives; pregnancy during adolescence increases the incidence of developmental disabilities because of the heightened risk of premature birth, low birthweight, birth complications and birth defects; in 1984 in New Jersey, there were 6,682 births to women ages 18 years and under; about one out of 10 women in New Jersey becomes pregnant during her teenage years; and there is a 40% chance that a child of a teenager will be permanently impaired.
The Legislature further finds and declares that: the causes of many cases of developmental disabilities, such as inadequate prenatal care, maternal diseases, environmental contaminants, alcohol and drug ingestion, poor nutrition, lead poisoning, childhood diseases, child abuse and neglect, and accidents, are preventable; and it is in the best interests of the citizens of the State of New Jersey to establish a permanent office in the State Department of Human Services to combat the causes of developmental disabilities.
L.1987, c.5, s.1; amended 2010, c.50, s.23.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1AA-11 - Office for Prevention of Developmental Disabilities.

30:1AA-11 Office for Prevention of Developmental Disabilities.
2. There is established in the Department of Human Services the Office for Prevention of Developmental Disabilities, hereinafter referred to as the "office."
L.1987, c.5, s.2; amended 2010, c.50, s.24.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1AA-12 - Director, appointment, powers.

30:1AA-12 Director, appointment, powers.
3. The administrator and chief executive officer of the office shall be the director, who shall be a person qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of the office. Subsequent to consultation with the Governor's Council on the Prevention of Developmental Disabilities, the Commissioner of Human Services shall appoint the director, who shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner during the commissioner's term of office and until the appointment and qualification of the director's successor. The director shall devote his entire time to the duties of his position and shall receive a salary commensurate with the responsibilities of the office. The director shall serve in the State unclassified service of the Civil Service.
The director may appoint, retain or employ officers, experts or consultants on a contract basis or otherwise, which he deems necessary, and employ investigators or other professionally qualified personnel who shall be in the noncompetitive division of the career service of the Civil Service.
L.1987, c.5, s.3; amended 2000, c.82, s.1; 2010, c.50, s.25.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1AA-13 - Powers, duties of director

30:1AA-13. Powers, duties of director
The director shall:
a. Administer and organize the work of the office and establish therein any administrative subdivisions he deems necessary. The director may formulate and adopt rules and regulations and prescribe duties for the efficient conduct of the office pursuant to Department of Human Services policies and procedures;
b. Solicit and accept grants of funds from the federal government and from other public and any private sources for any of the purposes of this act; and
c. Perform other functions which may be prescribed in this act or by any other law.
L. 1987, c. 5, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1AA-14 - Office, responsibilities.

30:1AA-14 Office, responsibilities.
5. The responsibilities of the office shall include, but are not limited to:
a. Developing a long-range comprehensive plan for the prevention of developmental disabilities in accordance with the priorities established by the Governor's Council on the Prevention of Developmental Disabilities;
b. Encouraging cooperative programs of research among State governmental departments and agencies, universities and private agencies;
c. Developing public information campaigns about the causes of developmental disabilities and the means for preventing developmental disabilities;
d. Coordinating public education programs about the causes and prevention of developmental disabilities and determining professional in-service training needs in these areas;
e. Stimulating expanded and new services for the prevention of developmental disabilities; and
f. Making recommendations to the Commissioner of Human Services regarding any needed executive or legislative action.
L.1987, c.5, s.5; amended 2000, c.82, s.2; 2010, c.50, s.26.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1AA-15 - Governor's council, executive committee.

30:1AA-15 Governor's council, executive committee.
6. a. The Governor's Council on the Prevention of Developmental Disabilities, originally created by Executive Order No. 72 (signed May 24, 1984), shall serve as an advisory council to the Commissioner of Human Services and to the Office for Prevention of Developmental Disabilities.
The State Departments of Human Services, Education, Health and Senior Services, Environmental Protection and Community Affairs are authorized and directed, to the extent consistent with the law, to cooperate with the Governor's Council on the Prevention of Developmental Disabilities and to furnish it with resources necessary to carry out its purposes under this act.
The Governor shall appoint 25 public members to the Governor's Council on the Prevention of Developmental Disabilities to serve three-year terms, except that, of the members first appointed, nine shall be appointed to serve for three years, eight shall be appointed to serve for two years, and eight shall be appointed to serve for one year. At least one of the public members appointed to the Governor's council shall be an advocate for persons with developmental disabilities.
b. The Governor's Council on the Prevention of Developmental Disabilities shall establish from its members the Executive Committee of the Governor's Council on the Prevention of Developmental Disabilities. This committee shall have full power to act in lieu of the full council. The executive committee shall consist of 12 members, all of whom are members of the Governor's council. The Commissioners of the Departments of Health and Senior Services, Human Services, Education, Community Affairs and Environmental Protection shall serve as ex officio members. The Secretary of State and the Chairperson of the Governor's council shall serve as nonvoting, ex officio members of the executive committee. The Governor's council shall elect from its membership the remaining five members of the executive committee. These persons, as members of the Governor's council, shall be selected for their knowledge, competence, experience or interest in connection with the prevention of developmental disabilities. Members of the executive committee may, from time to time, designate other individuals as their representatives.
The executive committee shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The Governor's council shall elect an executive committee chairperson from among the five voting cabinet members of the executive committee. The executive committee may select from among its members a vice-chairperson and other officers or subcommittees which are deemed necessary or appropriate.
L.1987, c.5, s.6; amended 1994, c.58, s.26; 2000, c.82, s.3; 2010, c.50, s.27.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1AA-16 - Annual report to Governor, Legislature.

30:1AA-16 Annual report to Governor, Legislature.
7. The Commissioner of Human Services and the executive committee of the Governor's Council on the Prevention of Developmental Disabilities established pursuant to section 6 of this act shall report annually to the Governor and the Legislature concerning the status of prevention programs in the State.
L.1987, c.5, s.7; amended 2000, c.82, s.4; 2010, c.50, s.28.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1AA-17 - Coordination of services

30:1AA-17. Coordination of services
All departments and agencies of the State which provide relevant prevention services, maintain relevant data sets, or perform functions pertinent to relevant prevention programs shall cooperate with the office to facilitate coordination of services and effective use of funds.
L. 1987, c. 5, s. 8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1AA-18 - Coordination of funding

30:1AA-18. Coordination of funding
9. The Commissioner of Human Services shall execute written agreements with the Departments of Health and Senior Services, Education, Community Affairs and Environmental Protection which are designed to coordinate the effective use of funds appropriated to the office.
These agreements shall fulfill the intent of the comprehensive prevention plan prepared pursuant to this act and shall provide coordination of all the departments' budget requests. They shall also minimally provide the protocol for: dispersing appropriate prevention funds, programmatic and fiscal monitoring of prevention programs, ensuring against the duplication of services, and identification of gaps in prevention efforts.
L.1987,c.5,s.9; amended 2000, c.82, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1AA-19 - Rules, regulations

30:1AA-19. Rules, regulations
Pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), the Commissioner of Human Services shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this act.
L. 1987, c. 5, s. 10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1AA-22 - Reports.

30:1AA-22 Reports.
3. a. Within 12 months after the task force's organizational meeting, and at least biennially thereafter, the task force shall submit a written report to the Governor, and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature.
b. Each report shall: (1) identify the task force's findings regarding the nature and extent of sexual violence being committed against persons with developmental disabilities in the State; (2) outline the statistical data that was gathered or prepared by the task force during the reporting period; (3) describe the efforts that have been undertaken by public and private actors throughout the State to reduce the frequency or severity of sexual violence being committed against persons with developmental disabilities in the State, and indicate the known or predicted effects of such efforts; and (4) provide the task force's recommendations for legislative and other action that may be undertaken in the future to proactively address the causes and effects of sexual violence committed against persons with developmental disabilities, and to minimize the likelihood that such persons will experience sexual violence.
c. A report filed pursuant to this section shall also be publicly posted on the Internet website of the Department of Human Services.
L.2019, c.262, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-2 - Department of corrections; establishment; department defined

30:1B-2. Department of corrections; establishment; department defined
There is hereby established in the Executive Branch of the State Government a principal department which shall be known as the Department of Corrections.
As used in this act, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, "department" means the Department of Corrections.
L.1976, c. 98, s. 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-3 - Findings, declarations relative to purpose of department

30:1B-3. Findings, declarations relative to purpose of department
3. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the purpose of the department shall be to protect the public and to provide for the custody, care, discipline, training and treatment of adult offenders committed to State correctional institutions or on parole; to supervise and assist in the treatment and training of adult offenders in local correctional and detention facilities, so that such persons may be prepared for release and reintegration into the community; and to cooperate with the other law enforcement agencies of this State to encourage a more unified system of criminal justice.
The Legislature further finds and declares that:
a. There is a need to:
(1) Provide maximum-security confinement of those offenders whose demonstrated propensity to acts of violence requires their separation from the community; and
(2) Develop alternatives to conventional incarceration for those offenders who can be dealt with more effectively in less restrictive, community-based facilities and programs;
b. The environment for incarcerated persons should encourage the possibilities of rehabilitation and reintegration into the community; and
c. The incarcerated offender should be protected from victimization within the institution.
L.1976,c.98,s.3; amended 1995,c.280,s.27.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-4 - Commissioner of corrections; appointment; term; compensation

30:1B-4. Commissioner of corrections; appointment; term; compensation
The head and chief executive officer of the department shall be a commissioner, who shall be known as the Commissioner of Corrections. The commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor during the Governor's term of office and until the appointment and qualification of his successor. The commissioner shall receive such salary as shall be provided by law. He shall devote his entire time to the performance of his duties.
L.1976, c. 98, s. 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-5 - Deputy and assistants; administrative divisions, personnel.

30:1B-5 Deputy and assistants; administrative divisions, personnel.
5. a. The commissioner may appoint one deputy and such assistant commissioners as he shall deem necessary to serve at the pleasure of the commissioner. Each deputy or assistant commissioner shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as the commissioner shall prescribe. The commissioner shall designate one department official to exercise the powers and perform the duties of the commissioner during his disability or absence. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, the commissioner shall designate an assistant commissioner who shall be responsible for establishing and monitoring policies affecting incarcerated mothers with children. The assistant commissioner may be chosen by the commissioner from among the current employees of the department and may continue the duties and responsibilities of his regular employment in addition to the duties and responsibilities of the assistant commissioner position as provided in this subsection.
b. The commissioner shall have the authority to establish, organize and maintain in the department such administrative divisions to perform all necessary personnel, planning, budget and finance, facilities and equipment services for the department and to assign such personnel thereto as he shall deem necessary.
L.1976, c.98, s.5; amended 2009, c.328, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-6.1 - Short title.

30:1B-6.1 Short title.
1. Sections 1 and 2 of this act may be known and shall be cited as the "Fair Release and Reentry Act of 2009."
L.2009, c.329, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-6.2 - Information provided to inmate prior to release; rules, regulations.

30:1B-6.2 Information provided to inmate prior to release; rules, regulations.
2. The Commissioner of Corrections shall provide to each inmate at least 10 days prior to release from a State correctional facility:
a. A copy of the inmate's criminal history record and written information on the inmate's right to have his criminal records expunged under chapter 52 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes;
b. General written information on the inmate's right to vote under R.S.19:4-1;
c. General written information on the availability of programs, including faith-based and secular programs, that would assist in removing barriers to the inmate's employment or participation in vocational or educational rehabilitative programs, including but not limited to, information concerning the "Rehabilitated Convicted Offenders Act," P.L.1968, c.282 (C.2A:168A-1 et seq.) and the certificate of rehabilitation under P.L.2007, c.327 (C.2A:168A-7 et seq.);
d. A detailed written record of the inmate's participation in educational, training, employment, and medical or other treatment programs while the inmate was incarcerated;
e. A written accounting of the fines, assessments, surcharges, restitution, penalties, child support arrearages, and any other obligations due and payable by the inmate upon release;
f. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2020, c.45)
g. A copy of the inmate's birth certificate, as issued by the Department of Health, Office of Vital Statistics, if the inmate was born in New Jersey;
h. Assistance in obtaining a Social Security card;
i. A one-day New Jersey bus or rail pass;
j. A two-week supply of prescription medication and, to the extent consistent with clinical guidelines, a two-week prescription order with two additional refills;
k. General written information concerning child support, including child support payments owed by the inmate, information on how to seek child support payments and information on where to seek services regarding child support, child custody, and establishing parentage; and
l. (1) A medical discharge summary, which shall include instructions on how to obtain from the commissioner a copy of the inmate's full medical record. Upon request from the inmate, the commissioner shall provide a copy of the inmate's full medical record in a safe and secure manner, at no charge to the inmate.
(2) Within 90 days of the effective date of this act, the commissioner, in consultation with the State Board of Medical Examiners, shall adopt rules and regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to ensure that these records are expeditiously and securely provided, in a manner consistent with the provision of medical records by other providers.
L.2009, c.329, s.2; amended 2011, c.191, s.1; 2020, c.45, s.1; 2021, c.312, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-6.2a - Commissioner's assistance in obtaining inmate's birth certificate.

30:1B-6.2a Commissioner's assistance in obtaining inmate's birth certificate.
2. The Commissioner of Corrections shall offer each inmate, upon request, at least 180 days prior to release from a State correctional facility, assistance with obtaining a copy of the inmate's birth certificate, as issued by the Department of Health, Office of Vital Statistics, if the inmate was born in New Jersey. The commissioner shall ensure that all inmates who were born in New Jersey are notified of their ability to obtain the commissioner's assistance in accessing their birth certificates pursuant to this section.
L. 2021, c.312, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-6.3 - Coordinator for Reentry and Rehabilitation Services.

30:1B-6.3 Coordinator for Reentry and Rehabilitation Services.
4. a. The Commissioner of Corrections shall designate a staff member as Coordinator for Reentry and Rehabilitative Services. The coordinator shall be qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of this position. The coordinator may be chosen by the commissioner from among the current employees of the department and the chosen employee may continue the duties and responsibilities of the current position in addition to the duties and responsibilities of the coordinator position as provided in this section.
b. The coordinator shall compile and disseminate to inmates information concerning organizations and programs, whether faith-based or secular programs, which provide assistance and services to inmates reentering society after a period of incarceration. In compiling this information, the coordinator shall consult with non-profit entities, including but not limited to the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, that provide informational services concerning reentry, and the Executive Director of the Office of Faith-based Initiatives in the Department of State, and the Corrections Ombudsperson in, but not of, the Department of the Treasury.
c. The coordinator shall ensure that inmates are made aware of and referred to organizations which provide services in the county where the inmate is to reside after being released from incarceration. The coordinator shall assist inmates in gaining access to programs and procuring the appropriate services.
d. The coordinator may employ professional and clerical staff as necessary within the limits of available appropriations.
L.2009, c.329, s.4; amended 2010, c.34, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-6.4 - Notification to inmate of outstanding fines, assessments, warrants, detainers.

30:1B-6.4 Notification to inmate of outstanding fines, assessments, warrants, detainers.
5. At the time of release from a State correctional facility, every inmate shall be notified in writing of all outstanding fines, assessments, and restitution charges ordered as part of that inmate's sentence, as well as any outstanding warrants or detainers.
To assist in an inmate's transition and reentry into the community, no inmate shall be required to pay any portion of any outstanding fine, assessment, or restitution ordered as part of that inmate's sentence during the first 90 days following his release. During that 90-day period no warrant shall be issued against the inmate for any nonpayment of any such fine, assessment, or restitution. Nothing in this section shall be construed to diminish or in any way impair the inmate's responsibility for paying all such outstanding fines, assessments, and restitutions ordered by the court.
L.2009, c.329, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-6.6 - Findings, declarations relative to incarcerated primary caretaker parents.

30:1B-6.6 Findings, declarations relative to incarcerated primary caretaker parents.
2. The Legislature finds and declares:
a. A growing segment of the prison population typically is excluded from the criminal justice reform conversation and does not get the attention it deserves: primary caretaker parents behind bars. According to the Sentencing Project, in 2004, 52 percent of inmates in state prisons and 63 percent in federal prisons were parents of minor children. Most parents in prison are fathers, but the rate of female incarceration in America is growing at an alarming rate. While the number of fathers in prison increased 76 percent between 1991 and 2007, the number of mothers in prison increased by 122 percent during that period.
b. Presumably, the considerable growth in incarcerated parents represents a considerable growth in incarcerated primary caretaker parents. This is significant because these parents face unique challenges. Their incarceration is not their burden to alone share; it also greatly impacts their family. Many incarcerated primary caretaker parents also are faced with difficult and competing choices, like whether to use their limited funds to communicate with their children or in the case of female inmates, to purchase hygiene products in the commissary.
c. Therefore, it is necessary to create a strengthened Corrections Ombudsperson in the Office of the Corrections Ombudsperson to enforce the rights of inmates, provide access to the benefits to which they are entitled, and ensure accountability, transparency, monitoring, and continued improvements within all correctional facilities.
d. It is time for this State to focus on its incarcerated primary caretaker parents and provide them with the protections they deserve.
L.2019, c.288, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-6.7 - Definitions relative to incarcerated primary caretaker parents.

30:1B-6.7 Definitions relative to incarcerated primary caretaker parents.
3. As used in this act:
"Department" means the Department of Corrections.
"Isolated confinement" means the confinement of an inmate in a correctional facility, pursuant to disciplinary, administrative, protective, investigative, medical, or other classification, in a cell or similarly confined holding or living space, alone or with other inmates, for approximately 23 hours or more per day, with severely restricted activity, movement, and social interaction, and shall include, but not be limited to, administrative segregation, disciplinary segregation, solitary confinement, and protective segregation.
"Office" means the Office of the Corrections Ombudsman.
"Primary caretaker parent" means any inmate who has a child under the age of 18, who prior to the inmate's incarceration, spent the majority of days in the care of the inmate parent, and whose access to that child has not been terminated by court order, the inmate's own request, or other circumstance.
"Restraint" mean any physical restraint or mechanical device used to control the movement of a inmate's or detainee's body and limbs, including, but not limited to, shackles, flex cuffs, soft restraints, hard metal handcuffs, a black box, Chubb cuffs, leg irons, belly chains, a security or tether chain, or a convex shield.
L.2019, c.288, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-6.8 - Duties of Commissioner.

30:1B-6.8 Duties of Commissioner.
4. The Commissioner of Corrections shall:
a. place an inmate who has a minor child in a State correctional facility as close as possible to that child's place of residence at the request of the inmate and prior to sentencing;
b. establish policies that encourage and promote visitation, particularly for inmates who are primary caretaker parents, including, but not limited to:
(1) requiring the visitation program be in operation at least six days per week, including Saturday and Sunday, for at least three hours per visit;
(2) prohibiting restrictions on the number of minor children allowed to visit an inmate;
(3) authorizing up to three adult visitors; and
(4) authorizing contact visits;
c. prohibit the isolated confinement of a pregnant woman;
d. prohibit a staff member of, or medical service provider for, a correctional facility from restraining a woman known to be pregnant or applying restraints during any stage of labor, any pregnancy related medical distress, delivery, or postpartum;
e. provide parenting classes to primary caretaker parents;
f. provide appropriate trauma informed care to inmates who are primary caretaker parents and train correctional police officers on how to interact with inmates who are victims of trauma;
g. allow former inmates who have returned to society, after appropriate internal clearance, to mentor current inmates who are incarcerated primary caretaker parents and assist these inmates with reentry efforts;
h. require standard feminine hygiene products, including but not limited to, tampons and sanitary pads, be provided at the request of and free of charge to female inmates, and petroleum jelly, aspirin, ibuprofen, and any other item deemed appropriate by the commissioner, to be made available to inmates from the commissary or medical department;
i. restrict correctional police officers and other department employees from entering the restrooms and shower facilities of inmates of the opposite sex when occupied except when deemed necessary by the commissioner; and
j. allow all pregnant women and inmates who are primary caretaker parents to enroll in residential drug abuse and mental health programs provided they meet the requirements of those programs.
L.2019, c.288, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-6.9 - Responsibilities of chief executive officer, warden.

30:1B-6.9 Responsibilities of chief executive officer, warden.
5. The chief executive officer or warden of each county correctional facility shall:
a. establish policies that encourage and promote visitation, particularly for inmates who are primary caretaker parents, including, but not limited to:
(1) requiring in-person visitation three days per week, including Saturday and Sunday, for at least 30 minutes per visit;
(2) prohibiting restrictions on the number of children allowed to visit an inmate consistent with current regulations;
(3) authorizing up to two adult visitors; and
(4) providing consistent access to contact visits;
(5) authorizing contact visits with children;
b. prohibit the isolated confinement of a pregnant woman;
c. prohibit a staff member of, or medical service provider for, a county correctional facility from restraining a woman known to be pregnant or applying restraints during any stage of labor, any pregnancy related medical distress, delivery, or postpartum;
d. provide parenting classes to inmates who are primary caretaker parents;
e. provide trauma informed care to inmates who are primary caretaker parents and train correctional police officers on how to interact with inmates who are victims of trauma;
f. allow former inmates who are participating members of a non-profit or reentry organization mentorship or visitation program approved by the chief executive officer or warden to mentor current inmates who are incarcerated primary caretaker parents and assist these inmates with reentry efforts;
g. require standard feminine hygiene products, including but not limited to tampons and sanitary pads, be provided at the request of and free of charge to female inmates, and petroleum jelly, aspirin, ibuprofen, and any other item deemed appropriate by the chief executive officer or warden, to be provided at the request of and free of charge to inmates;
h. restrict correctional police officers and other department employees from entering the restrooms and shower facilities of inmates of the opposite sex when occupied except when deemed necessary by the chief executive officer or warden; and
i. allow all pregnant women and inmates who are primary caretaker parents to enroll in residential drug abuse and mental health programs provided they meet the requirements of those programs.
L.2019, c.288, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-6.10 - Coordination of reentry preparation, other rehabilitative services.

30:1B-6.10 Coordination of reentry preparation, other rehabilitative services.
3. a. The Commissioner of Corrections and Chairman of the State Parole Board shall coordinate reentry preparation and other rehabilitative services for inmates in all State correctional facilities pursuant to P.L.2019, c.364 (C.30:4-123.55b et al.).
Appropriate staff within the Department of Corrections and State Parole Board shall be responsible for engaging with each inmate to develop and implement an individualized, comprehensive reentry plan for services during the inmate's incarceration. This plan may be refined and updated during incarceration as needed, and shall include recommendations for community-based services prior to the inmate's actual return to the community. Appropriate staff within the Department of Corrections and State Parole Board shall determine what medical, psychiatric, psychological, educational, vocational, substance use disorder, and social rehabilitative services shall be incorporated into a comprehensive reentry plan in order to prepare each inmate for successful integration upon release. The Department of Corrections shall establish guidelines, timelines, and procedures to govern the institutional reentry plan process.
b. Appropriate staff within the Department of Corrections and State Parole Board shall compile and disseminate to inmates information concerning organizations and programs, whether faith-based or secular programs, which provide assistance and services to inmates reentering society after a period of incarceration. In compiling this information, the appropriate staff shall consult with non-profit entities that provide informational services concerning reentry, the Executive Director of the Office of Faith-based Initiatives in the Department of State, and the Corrections Ombudsperson in, but not of, the Department of the Treasury.
c. The State Parole Board shall ensure that all inmates are made aware of and referred to organizations which provide services in the county where the inmate is to reside after being released from incarceration. The State Parole Board shall assist inmates in gaining access to programs and procuring the appropriate post-release services.
d. The Department of Corrections and State Parole Board may employ professional and clerical staff as necessary within the limits of available appropriations.
L.2019, c.364, s.3; amended 2023, c.177, s.91.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-6.11 - Centralized database for disciplinary reports.

30:1B-6.11 Centralized database for disciplinary reports.
6. The Commissioner of Corrections shall establish and maintain a centralized database of information contained on each disciplinary report prepared by a corrections officer in response to an inmate committing any prohibited act required to be reported to the prosecutor pursuant to regulations promulgated by the commissioner that resulted in a conviction during the current period of incarceration.
L.2019, c.364, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-6.12 - Allocation of cost savings.

30:1B-6.12 Allocation of cost savings.
12. The Commissioner of Corrections shall allocate a portion of any cost savings realized from the enactment of P.L.2019, c.364 to the Office of Victim Services for the operating costs of the Focus on the Victim Program and other services to facilitate inmates' successful reentry.
L.2019, c.364, s.12.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-6.13 - Additional training for correctional police officers.

30:1B-6.13 Additional training for correctional police officers.
1. a. In addition to the duties of the commissioner set forth in section 6 of P.L.1976, c.98 (C.30:1B-6), the commissioner shall institute a mandatory annual in-service training program of at least 40 hours for each correctional police officer in every State correctional facility. The commissioner shall establish and incorporate in the in-service training program curriculum the concept that the core mission of a State correctional police officer is to treat every inmate with dignity, fairness, and respect.
b. At least four hours of the mandatory 40 hours of training required by subsection a. of this section shall include training in:
(1) sexual assault, sexual abuse, and sexual harassment prevention as required pursuant to the provisions of the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA);
(2) non-fraternization and undue familiarity; and
(3) conditioning and manipulation awareness.
c. Sixteen hours of the training required by subsection a. of this section shall be dedicated to topics chosen by the training department of each State correctional facility from a list of approved courses developed by the commissioner.
d. The training required in subsection a. of this section shall be in addition to firearms qualification training and use-of force training.
e. Twenty hours of the training required by subsection a. of this section shall include training in:
(1) de-escalation, including training in interacting with combative or threatening inmates and inmates experiencing mental health crises;
(2) minimization of use of force;
(3) cultural diversity and implicit bias;
(4) appropriate methods of engaging with inmates of diverse cultures and religions and inmates who are members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) community and gender nonconforming inmates;
(5) the rights of inmates;
(6) lifestyle stressors, self-awareness, and self-regulation;
(7) officer and inmate safety;
(8) communication skills; and
(9) any other topic deemed necessary by the commissioner to advance the core mission of treating inmates with dignity, fairness, and respect.
L.2019, c.410, s.1; amended 2021, c.305, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-6.14 - In-service training on non-fraternization, undue familiarity.

30:1B-6.14 In-service training on non-fraternization, undue familiarity.
2. The in-service training on non-fraternization and undue familiarity required by paragraph (2) of subsection b. of section 1 of this act shall include training on the parameters of authorized contact that a correctional police officer may have with a current and former inmate as follows:
a. prohibit an officer from making personal contacts with or engaging in a personal relationship with a current inmate except as explicitly authorized;
b. limit ongoing contacts with a current or former inmate, member of the inmate's family, or close associate of the inmate to those persons with whom the officer was acquainted or associated with before the inmate entered the correctional facility, and in these situations, require the officer to provide the officer's supervisor, in writing, of the nature, extent, and history of the relationship;
c. prohibit an officer from engaging in any of the following activities related to an inmate, a member of the inmate's family, or a close associate of the inmate for a minimum of 90 days after the release of the inmate:
(1) display favoritism or preferential treatment toward one inmate or group of inmates over another;
(2) give gifts, favors, or services beyond those required by the facility;
(3) accept for the officer or a family member of the officer any tangible or non-tangible personal reward or other consideration;
(4) engage in any business relationship;
(5) engage in any non-incidental contact outside the facility;
(6) engage in a personal relationship; and
(7) require any authorized contact to be conducted in a professional manner.
L.2019, c.410, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-6.15 - Provision of non-driver identification card.

30:1B-6.15 Provision of non-driver identification card.
2. a. The Commissioner of Corrections shall provide a non-driver identification card issued by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission to each inmate, free of charge, as soon as practicable, but not less than 10 days prior to the inmate's release from a State correctional facility. The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall issue the identification card and accept a former inmate's Department of Corrections identification card as two points for the purposes of applying for the identification card.
b. An inmate's Department of Corrections identification card shall be accepted by all State, county, and municipal agencies and New Jersey nonprofit organizations for six months following the date of release from incarceration to allow the released inmate to gain access to services for which the inmate is deemed eligible including, but not limited to, establishing the inmate's identity.
c. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection b. of this section, whenever Motor Vehicle Commission agencies are closed during a declared public health emergency, pursuant to the "Emergency Health Powers Act," P.L.2005, c.222 (C.26:13-1 et seq.), a state of emergency, pursuant to P.L.1942, c.251 (C.App.A:9-33 et seq.), or both, the inmate's Department of Corrections identification card shall be accepted by all State, county, and municipal agencies and New Jersey nonprofit organizations in a manner as to allow the released inmate to gain access to services for which the inmate is deemed eligible for the duration of the public health emergency.
L.2020, c.45, s.2; amended 2021, c.312, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-6.16 - Assistance with applications for enrollment in certain programs.

30:1B-6.16 Assistance with applications for enrollment in certain programs.
4. a. The Commissioner of Corrections shall ensure that an inmate is assisted with completing, obtaining any required signatures or authorizations for, and forwarding for processing to the Department of Human Services as soon as practicable but not less than 30 days prior to an inmate's release from incarceration, an online application for enrollment in the Medicaid program, established pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.).
b. In addition to the requirements of subsection a. of this section, the Commissioner of Corrections shall also ensure that the inmate is assisted in completing, obtaining any required signatures or authorizations for, and forwarding for processing to the appropriate county welfare agency or board of social services, as soon as practicable but not less than 30 days prior to an inmate's release from incarceration, online applications for enrollment in the following programs:
(1) the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, established pursuant to the federal "Food and Nutrition Act of 2008," Pub.L.88-525 (7 U.S.C.s.2011 et seq.); and
(2) the Work First New Jersey program, established pursuant to P.L.1997, c.38 (C.44:10-55 et seq.), which shall include, for inmates who are unable to identify a residence at the time of release, the application for emergency assistance benefits issued to Work First New Jersey recipients pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1997, c.14 (C.44:10-51).
c. The Department of Human Services shall be required to accept and process the online applications for Medicaid received from the Department of Corrections pursuant to subsection a. of this section.
d. If an inmate is unable to identify a residence at the time of application for benefits pursuant to this section, the Commissioner of Corrections shall, with the inmate's consent, ensure that the address of a reentry organization is used for the purposes of establishing proof of residence to meet any applicable eligibility requirements. The commissioner shall ensure that all inmates who are unable to identify a residence at the time of application for benefits are educated on their ability to select the address of the reentry organization as a residential address pursuant to this subsection.
e. All State, county, and municipal agencies, for the purposes of establishing applicable eligibility requirements, shall:
(1) accept the address of the reentry organization for an inmate who is unable to identify a residence at the time of application for benefits in accordance with subsection d. of this section; and
(2) accept an inmate's Department of Corrections identification card to establish the inmate's identity.
f. An inmate who appears to be eligible for Work First New Jersey assistance shall be screened for immediate need assistance.
L.2020, c.45, s.4; 2021, c.312, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-6.17 - Information provided to county welfare agency, board of social services.

30:1B-6.17 Information provided to county welfare agency, board of social services.
5. a. The Commissioner of Corrections shall provide to the appropriate county welfare agency or board of social services, in advance of an inmate's release, the inmate's name, release date, and contact information, which shall include, but not be limited to, a telephone number or an email address.
b. The commissioner shall provide to reentry organization selected as a residential address pursuant to subsection d. of section 4 of this bill, in advance of an inmate's release, the information required in subsection a. of this section unless the inmate requests that the information not be forwarded.
L.2020, c.45, s.5; amended 2021, c.312, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-6.18 - Inmate's use of the reentry organization's address.

30:1B-6.18 Inmate's use of the reentry organization's address.
16. An inmate released from a State or county correctional facility shall be authorized to use the address of a reentry organization as a mailing address in an application for benefits under the:
a. Medicaid program, established pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.);
b. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, established pursuant to the federal "Food and Nutrition Act of 2008," Pub.L.88-525 (7 U.S.C.s.2011 et seq.); and
c. Work First New Jersey program, established pursuant to P.L.1997, c.38 (C.44:10-55 et seq.), provided the inmate consents to the use of the reentry organization's address as their mailing address.
L. 2021, c.312, s.16.