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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-7 - Personal contact with institutions and noninstitutional agencies

30:1B-7. Personal contact with institutions and noninstitutional agencies
The commissioner shall arrange for personal contact with each of the institutions and the work of the noninstitutional agencies by visitations and by such other means as he may determine to be necessary and proper, so that he may be as nearly as is practicable continually in touch with and informed concerning the general conditions and progress of the several institutions and noninstitutional agencies and the general results of the management thereof and the condition and welfare of the inmates and other persons committed or admitted. The commissioner shall visit and inspect each institution at least semiannually, at periods which shall not be fixed in advance.
L.1976, c. 98, s. 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-8 - Transfer to Department of Corrections.

30:1B-8 Transfer to Department of Corrections.
8. The following correctional institutions of this State are hereby transferred from the Department of Institutions and Agencies to the Department of Corrections established hereunder:
New Jersey State Prison,
East Jersey State Prison,
Bayside State Prison,
Garden State Reception and Youth Correctional Facility,
Albert C. Wagner Youth Correctional Facility,
Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women,
William H. Fauver Youth Correctional Facility,
Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center, Avenel.
Any State institution and satellite facilities heretofore or hereafter established for any purpose similar to the above institutions and agencies shall be assigned to and maintained and operated by the Department of Corrections.
L.1976, c.98, s.8; amended 1987, c.304, s.2; 1995, c.280, s.29; 2019, c.329.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-8.1 - Name changes

30:1B-8.1. Name changes
Whenever in any law, rule, regulation, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to Trenton State Prison, the same shall mean and refer to New Jersey State Prison.
Whenever in any law, rule, regulation, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to Rahway State Prison, the same shall mean and refer to East Jersey State Prison.
Whenever in any law, rule, regulation, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to Leesburg State Prison, the same shall mean and refer to Bayside State Prison.
L. 1987, c. 304, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-8.2 - Prohibits use of local governmental unit name

30:1B-8.2. Prohibits use of local governmental unit name
Any State correctional institution or satellite facility hereafter constructed or established shall not include as part of its name or title the name of any local governmental unit.
L. 1987, c. 304, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-8.3 - Definitions

30:1B-8.3. Definitions
3. As used in sections 3 and 4 of P.L.1996, c.150 (C.30:1B-8.3 and 30:1B-8.4):
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Corrections.
"Facility" means a State correctional institution or facility listed in section 8 of P.L.1976, c.98 (C.30:1B-8).
L.1996,c.150,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-8.4 - Conditions of closing facilities, privatizing services

30:1B-8.4. Conditions of closing facilities, privatizing services
4. a. Except in the case of an emergency condition, the commissioner shall not implement a decision to close an existing facility or to privatize any services, functions or units of an existing facility, if the commissioner finds that the decision shall result in the abolition of 100 or more non-vacant, full-time positions in the career service at the existing facility or facilities affected by the decision, unless the commissioner has complied with the procedures set forth in this section.
b. Pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the commissioner shall conduct at least one public hearing which shall be held in the region in which the facility is located, or a central location designated by the commissioner if more than one facility is affected by the decision, to provide an opportunity for the public to submit testimony on the proposed closing or privatization. The hearing shall be conducted at least 45 days in advance of a facility closure, or at least 30 days prior to the issuance of a Request for Proposal. For a facility closure, the public hearing shall be held within 15 days of publication of a Notice of Intent to close a facility by the commissioner in accordance with subsection c. of this section. The commissioner shall select a publicly convenient location for the hearing and shall give all persons the opportunity to testify in person or to submit written testimony.
c. The Notice of Intent to close a facility pursuant to subsection b. of this section shall be mailed, telephoned, telegrammed or hand delivered to at least two newspapers for publication, at least one of which shall be within the geographic boundaries of the county where the facility is located. Failure to comply with the requirements of this subsection shall not invalidate or delay any facility closure.
d. The commissioner shall prepare a report setting forth a fiscal impact analysis, policy rationale and summary of the testimony received at any hearing held pursuant to this section. This report shall be submitted to the chairmen of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee within five days of the issuance of a Notice of Intent to Award or within 30 days following the last scheduled public hearing for a facility closure.
L.1996,c.150,s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-9 - Transfer of functions, powers and duties of division of correction and parole, and department and commissioner of institutions and agencies with respect to matters on correctional institutions

30:1B-9. Transfer of functions, powers and duties of division of correction and parole, and department and commissioner of institutions and agencies with respect to matters on correctional institutions
All functions, powers and duties of the existing Division of Correction and Parole, the Department of Institutions and Agencies, and the Commissioner of Institutions and Agencies with respect to all matters affecting State correctional institutions as defined herein, are hereby transferred to the Department of Corrections and Commissioner of Corrections established hereunder.
L.1976, c. 98, s. 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-10 - Transfer of functions and powers to Department of Corrections, rules, regulations

30:1B-10. Transfer of functions and powers to Department of Corrections, rules, regulations
10. All functions, powers and duties of the Commissioner of Institutions and Agencies and the Department of Institutions and Agencies with respect to all county and city jails or places of detention, county or city workhouses, county penitentiaries, privately maintained institutions and noninstitutional agencies for the care, treatment, government and discipline of adult inmates are hereby transferred to the Department of Corrections established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1976, c.98 (C.30:1B-2). The commissioner may, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), promulgate such rules and regulations as he shall deem necessary to establish minimum standards for such care, treatment, government and discipline.
L.1976,c.98,s.10; amended 1995,c.280,s.30.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-10.1 - Provision of mental health services to certain incarcerated persons

30:1B-10.1. Provision of mental health services to certain incarcerated persons
2. The Commissioner of Corrections shall provide or arrange for appropriate mental health services to State-sentenced incarcerated persons who suffer from mental illness, as defined in section 2 of P.L.1987, c.116 (C.30:4-27.2), but are not in need of inpatient treatment at a State psychiatric facility. The commissioner may, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), promulgate rules and regulations governing the provision of mental health services to inmates.
L.1999,c.16,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-10.2 - Inmate access to drug treatment program; rules, regulations.

30:1B-10.2 Inmate access to drug treatment program; rules, regulations.
1. a. Notwithstanding any rules or regulations to the contrary, no person incarcerated in a State correctional facility shall be denied access to participation in a drug treatment program which operates within a State correctional facility if the denial is based solely on that person having any detainer or open charge issued against him which precludes eligibility for full minimum custody status.
b. The Commissioner of Corrections shall promulgate rules and regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act.
L.2017, c.23, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-11 - Transfer of functions, powers and duties of department of institutions and agencies with respect to county work and vocational training release programs

30:1B-11. Transfer of functions, powers and duties of department of institutions and agencies with respect to county work and vocational training release programs
All functions, powers and duties of the Department of Institutions and Agencies with respect to county work release and vocational training release programs are hereby transferred to the Department of Corrections established hereunder.
L.1976, c. 98, s. 11, eff. Nov. 1, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-12 - Transfer of appropriations and available moneys

30:1B-12. Transfer of appropriations and available moneys
All appropriations and other moneys available and to become available to any department, division, bureau, board or other agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been assigned or transferred herein, are hereby transferred to the Department of Corrections established hereunder, and shall be available for the objects and purposes for which appropriated, subject to any terms, restrictions, limitations or other requirements imposed by State or Federal law.
L.1976, c. 98, s. 12, eff. Nov. 1, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-13 - Transfer of employees

30:1B-13. Transfer of employees
Such employees of any department, division, bureau, board or other agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Department of Corrections or to any agency designated continued or constituted hereunder as the Commissioner of Corrections may determine are needed for the proper performance of the functions and duties imposed upon the Department of Corrections, or agency therein, are hereby transferred to the department or agency to which such functions, powers and duties have been herein assigned or transferred.
L.1976, c. 98, s. 13, eff. Nov. 1, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-14 - Preservation of rights of employees

30:1B-14. Preservation of rights of employees
Nothing in this act shall be construed to deprive any person of any tenure rights or of any right or protection provided him by Title 11 of the Revised Statutes, Civil Service, or under any pension law or retirement system.
L.1976, c. 98, s. 14, eff. Nov. 1, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-15 - Special reemployment and layoff rights

30:1B-15. Special reemployment and layoff rights
Any employee not appointed or transferred pursuant to this act may exercise any special reemployment rights and may also exercise within all departments of the Executive Branch all other layoff rights which would have been available to said employee in the Department of Institutions and Agencies if the Department of Corrections had not been established.
L.1976, c. 98, s. 15, eff. Nov. 1, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-16 - Transfer of files, books, papers, records, equipment and property

30:1B-16. Transfer of files, books, papers, records, equipment and property
All files, books, papers, records, equipment and other property of any department, division, bureau, board or other agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Department of Corrections or to any agency designated, continued or constituted hereunder, shall upon the effective date of this act be transferred to the department or agency to which such assignment or transfer has been made hereunder.
L.1976, c. 98, s. 16, eff. Nov. 1, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-17 - Orders, rules and regulations; continuance after transfer

30:1B-17. Orders, rules and regulations; continuance after transfer
This act shall not affect the orders, rules and regulations heretofore made or promulgated by any department, division, bureau, board or other agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Department of Corrections or to any agency designated, continued or constituted hereunder; but such orders, rules and regulations shall continue with full force and effect until amended or repealed pursuant to law.
L.1976, c. 98, s. 17, eff. Nov. 1, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-18 - Inapplicability of act to actions or proceedings, civil or criminal, of agency involved in transfer or assignment

30:1B-18. Inapplicability of act to actions or proceedings, civil or criminal, of agency involved in transfer or assignment
This act shall not affect actions or proceedings, civil or criminal, brought by or against any department, division, bureau, board or other agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Department of Corrections or to any agency designated, continued or constituted hereunder, and pending on the effective date of this act, but such actions or proceedings may be prosecuted or defended in the same manner and to the same effect by the department or agency to which such assignment or transfer has been made hereunder, as if the foregoing provisions had not taken effect, nor shall any of the foregoing provisions affect any order or recommendation made by, or other matters or proceedings before, any department, division, bureau, board or other agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Department of Corrections or to any agency designated, continued or constituted hereunder, and all such matters or proceedings pending before such department, division, bureau, board or other agency on the effective date of this act shall be continued by the department or agency to which such assignment or transfer has been made hereunder, as if the foregoing provisions had not taken effect.
L.1976, c. 98, s. 18, eff. Nov. 1, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-19 - Reports, certifications, applications or requests made to agency involved in transfer; filing

30:1B-19. Reports, certifications, applications or requests made to agency involved in transfer; filing
Unless specifically otherwise provided in this act or by any operative law, whenever, pursuant to existing law, reports, certifications, applications or requests are required or permitted to be made to the department, division, bureau, board or other agency, whose powers and duties are herein assigned or transferred, such reports and certifications shall hereafter be required to be filed with, and such applications or requests shall hereafter be made to, the department or agency to which such assignment or transfer has been made hereunder.
L.1976, c. 98, s. 19, eff. Nov. 1, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-20 - References to division of correction and parole or commissioner or department of institutions and agencies to mean department or commissioner of corrections

30:1B-20. References to division of correction and parole or commissioner or department of institutions and agencies to mean department or commissioner of corrections
With respect to the functions, powers and duties hereby transferred to the Department of Corrections, whenever in any law, rule, regulation, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to the Division of Correction and Parole within the Department of Institutions and Agencies or to the Department of Institutions and Agencies with respect to correctional institutions as defined herein, or to the Commissioner of Institutions and Agencies with respect to correctional institutions as defined herein, the same shall mean and refer to the Department of Corrections and the Commissioner of Corrections, respectively.
L.1976, c. 98, s. 20, eff. Nov. 1, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-22 - Transfer of state parole board

30:1B-22. Transfer of state parole board
The State Parole Board in the Department of Institutions and Agencies, together with all of its functions, powers and duties, is continued but such board is hereby transferred to the Department of Corrections established hereunder. All personnel, appropriations, books, papers, records and property necessary to the operation of the existing State Parole Board are likewise transferred. All rules, regulations, acts, determinations and decisions in force at the time of such transfer proceedings or other such matters undertaken or commenced by the State Parole Board shall continue in force.
L.1976, c. 98, s. 22, eff. Nov. 1, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-24 - Rules and regulations

30:1B-24. Rules and regulations
The commissioner may, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, P.L.1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act.
L.1976, c. 98, s. 27, eff. Nov. 1, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-25 - Salary of commissioner

30:1B-25. Salary of commissioner
The salary of the commissioner which by the provisions of this act is to be fixed by law, shall be at the annual rate of $43,000.00.
L.1976, c. 98, s. 28, eff. Nov. 1, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-39 - Definitions.

30:1B-39 Definitions.
1. For the purposes of this act:
"Employee" means a person employed by the State to work at a State correctional facility or a person employed by a private entity under contract with the State to provide contracted services at a State correctional facility.
"State correctional facility" means a correctional facility listed in section 8 of P.L.1976, c.98 (C.30:1B-8).
L.2019, c.408, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-40 - Report of inmate abuse.

30:1B-40 Report of inmate abuse.
2. a. Any employee of a State correctional facility, who, as a result of information obtained in the course of his employment, has reasonable cause to suspect or believe that an inmate is being or has been abused by any other employee of the State correctional facility shall report the information in a timely manner to the person designated by the Commissioner of Corrections to receive the report pursuant to subsection b. of section 3 of P.L.2019, c.408 (C.30:1B-41).
b. Any other person having reasonable cause to suspect or believe that an inmate is being or has been abused by an employee of a State correctional facility may report the information to the person designated by the Commissioner of Corrections to receive the report pursuant to subsection b. of section 3 of P.L.2019, c.408 (C.30:1B-41).
c. The report shall contain the name of the inmate; the name of the employee who is suspected of abusing the inmate, if known; the name of the correctional facility and the unit in which the inmate is confined, if known; information regarding the nature of the suspected abuse; and any other information which might be helpful in an investigation of the case and the protection of the inmate.
L.2019, c.408, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-41 - Establishment of inmate abuse reporting program for State correctional facilities.

30:1B-41 Establishment of inmate abuse reporting program for State correctional facilities.
3. a. The Commissioner of Corrections shall establish an inmate abuse reporting program for State correctional facilities. The program shall provide, at a minimum, that employees of a State correctional facility are:
(1) trained in recognizing probable incidents of or behavior that constitutes inmate abuse and other abuse prevention strategies;
(2) informed of the duty to report the suspected inmate abuse pursuant to this act; and
(3) provided with the name and telephone number of the person designated by the Commissioner of Corrections who shall be notified of any suspected inmate abuse.
b. The Commissioner of Corrections shall designate one or more employees of the Department of Corrections who are not employees of any State correctional facility to serve as a contact person for an employee of a State correctional facility or any other person to notify if the employee or person has reasonable cause to suspect that an inmate is being or has been abused by any other employee of the correctional facility.
c. The designated contact person shall transmit all reported incidents or allegations of inmate abuse to the Commissioner of Corrections or a designee. The commissioner shall cause a prompt investigation of any report of inmate abuse.
d. The Commissioner of Corrections or a designee shall promptly report all instances of suspected inmate abuse, as determined by an investigation, to the county prosecutor of the county in which the State correctional facility is located. The report to the county prosecutor shall be in accordance with regulations or internal policies adopted by the commissioner in consultation with the County Prosecutors Association of New Jersey and the Attorney General.
e. Upon receipt of a report pursuant to subsection d. of this section, the county prosecutor may conduct a review of the suspected inmate abuse and take any appropriate action.
f. Nothing in this section shall preclude the Special Investigations Division in the Department of Corrections from conducting an investigation.
L.2019, c.408, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-42 - Confidentiality, immunity from liability, retaliation.

30:1B-42 Confidentiality, immunity from liability, retaliation.
4. a. The name of any person who reports suspected inmate abuse pursuant to this act shall not be disclosed publicly, unless the person who reported the abuse specifically requests the disclosure, there is a judicial proceeding resulting from the report, or the disclosure is in accordance with the law.
b. A person who reports suspected abuse pursuant to this act or who testifies in any administrative or judicial proceeding arising from the report or testimony shall have immunity from any civil or criminal liability and shall not be retaliated against on account of the report or testimony, unless the person has acted in bad faith or with malicious purpose.
L.2019, c.408, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-43 - Penalty for failure to report.

30:1B-43 Penalty for failure to report.
5. a. After all administrative appeals are exhausted and a final adjudication is made, any person required to report suspected inmate abuse pursuant to this act who fails to make the report shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $5,000. The penalty shall be collected and enforced by summary proceedings pursuant to the provisions of the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). Each violation of this act shall constitute a separate offense.
b. Notwithstanding the penalty imposed pursuant to subsection a. of this section, any person required to report suspected inmate abuse pursuant to this act who fails to make the report shall be subject to internal departmental disciplinary action by the Department of Corrections.
L.2019, c.408, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-44 - Rules, regulations.

30:1B-44 Rules, regulations.
6. The Commissioner of Corrections shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to effectuate the purposes of this act.
L.2019, c.408, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-45 - Liaison chosen, information provided.

30:1B-45 Liaison chosen, information provided.
7. An inmate chosen by inmates in a housing unit as the liaison between the correctional facility administration and the inmate population shall be provided with a copy of P.L.2019, c.408 (C.30:1B-39 et seq.). The liaison also shall be provided with a summary of the requirements under P.L.2019, c.408 (C.30:1B-39 et seq.) for dissemination to the inmates in the housing unit.
L.2019, c.408, s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-46 - Policy to limit cross gender searches and surveillance in State correctional facilities.

30:1B-46 Policy to limit cross gender searches and surveillance in State correctional facilities.
1. The Commissioner of Corrections shall establish a policy to limit cross gender searches and surveillance in State correctional facilities. The policy shall:
a. require a strip or body cavity search of an inmate to be conducted by an officer of the same gender who is specially trained to conduct these searches;
b. authorize an exception to the requirements in subsection a. of this section only in cases of an emergency or other extraordinary or unforeseen circumstances;
c. require a non-security employee to conduct the search if a facility does not have sufficient correctional police officers of the same gender as the inmate population;
d. require the strip or body cavity search to conform with hygienic procedures and professional practices;
e. prohibit correctional police officers from viewing inmates of the opposite gender who are nude or performing bodily functions except in an emergency or other extraordinary or unforeseen circumstances;
f. require a facility to install privacy panels in shower and toilet areas when possible;
g. require a verbal announcement to be made when correctional police officers or other employees of the opposite gender are in an area of the facility;
h. when necessary to determine a transgender inmate's genital status, require the examination of the inmate to be conducted in a private setting by a medical practitioner;
i. prohibit a correctional police officer or non-security employee from conducting a strip search on an inmate solely for the purpose of determining the inmate's biological sex or gender;
j. prohibit lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) inmates from being subject to a more invasive strip or body cavity search than non-LGBTQ inmates; in the event an additional search is necessary, require the correctional police officer or non-security employee to obtain supervisor approval;
k. require that a transgender inmate be permitted to indicate a preference for the gender of the correctional police officer or non-security employee who will perform the strip or body cavity search on the inmate and require that the request is to be honored unless exigent circumstances require an immediate strip or body cavity search by available personnel, as determined by a supervisor;
l. require a transgender inmate who chooses to have a cross gender search conducted pursuant to subsection k. of this section to sign a cross gender search preference form; and
m. include any other restrictions deemed appropriate by the commissioner.
L.2019, c.409, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-47 - Definitions relative to domestic violence.

30:1B-47 Definitions relative to domestic violence.
1. As used in P.L.2021, c.233 (C.30:1B-47 et seq.):
"Abuser" means the named perpetrator of the domestic violence in the documentation provided pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection a. of this section.
"Certified Domestic Violence Specialist" means a person who has fulfilled the requirements of certification as a Domestic Violence Specialist established by the New Jersey Association of Domestic Violence Professionals.
"Designated domestic violence agency" means a countywide organization with a primary purpose to provide services to victims of domestic violence, and which provides services that conform to the core domestic violence services profile as defined in the Division of Child Protection and Permanency in the Department of Children and Families and is under contract with the Department of Children and Families for the express purpose of providing those services.
L.2021, c.233, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-48 - Supervised community reintegration program established.

30:1B-48 Supervised community reintegration program established.
2. a. There is hereby established in the Department of Corrections a supervised community reintegration program. The department shall consult with a Statewide domestic violence advocacy organization in the establishment and administration of the program. The purpose of the program is to foster the successful community reintegration of certain domestic violence victims who meet the following criteria:
(1) the inmate was convicted of crimes committed against the inmate's abuser as defined in section 2 of P.L.2021, c.233 (C.30:1B-48);
(2) the inmate is serving a sentence of imprisonment and meets the eligibility criteria pursuant to rules and regulations established by the department for residential community programs;
(3) the inmate is found to present a low risk of re-offense; and
(4) the other requirements of this section are met.
b. An eligible inmate approved for participation in the program established pursuant to this section shall undergo a period of rehabilitative services, be required to agree to participate in the program, and gradually transition to supervision in the community, which may include assignment to a residential community release program and participation in a work release program.
c. The department may authorize the participation of an eligible inmate in the residential community release program in accordance with the requirements of section 3 of P.L.2021, c.233 (C.30:1B-49). An eligible inmate participating in the residential community release program shall remain in the custody of the Commissioner of Corrections and be subject to the department's rules and regulations.
L.2021, c.233, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-49 - Application by eligible inmate to participate in program.

30:1B-49 Application by eligible inmate to participate in program.
3. a. An eligible inmate may apply to the Department of Corrections seeking participation in the residential community release program in a manner and form prescribed by the department. The application contain the following:
(1) the crime for which the inmate is serving a sentence of imprisonment was committed against the alleged abuser and no one else;
(2) the inmate has not been convicted of a crime of violence against a person other than the alleged abuser; and
(3) documentation that the inmate is a victim of domestic violence, including, but not limited to:
(a) a restraining order or other documentation of equitable relief issued to the inmate by a court of competent jurisdiction against the abuser;
(b) a police record documenting the domestic violence between the inmate and the abuser;
(c) documentation that the abuser has been convicted of one or more of the offenses enumerated in section 3 of P.L.1991, c.261 (C.2C:25-19);
(d) medical documentation of the domestic violence;
(e) certification from a certified Domestic Violence Specialist or the director of a designated domestic violence agency that the inmate is a victim of domestic violence; or
(f) other documentation or certification of the domestic violence provided by a social worker or other professional who has assisted the inmate in dealing with domestic violence or any sufficient documentary evidence that the inmate has been a victim of domestic violence by the abuser.
b. Prior to considering an eligible inmate's application to participate in the residential community release program, the Department of Corrections shall cause to be completed application review materials, including a psychological evaluation of the applicant, an objective risk assessment, and a summary of the applicant's conduct regarding the offense, history, and evidence of abuse, and classification of institutional record since conviction.
L.2021, c.233, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-50 - Approval, admission to the program.

30:1B-50 Approval, admission to the program.
4. If the Department of Corrections finds that the requirements set out in sections 2 and 3 of P.L.2021, c.233 (C.30:1B-48 and C.30:1B-49) are met, the department may approve that inmate to be admitted to the residential community release program, and shall determine any special conditions of participation that shall apply.
L.2021, c.233, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-51 - Notice to county prosecutor or Attorney General.

30:1B-51 Notice to county prosecutor or Attorney General.
5. a. Pursuant to rules and regulations established by the Department of Corrections, at least 10 working days prior to final determination of an application for participation in the program, the department shall notify the appropriate county prosecutor or the Attorney General, if appropriate. The notice shall be given in the manner prescribed by the department and shall contain all information and documentation relating to the application as the department shall deem appropriate and necessary, as well as information on the program and the consideration process.
b. Upon receipt of the notice, the county prosecutor or Attorney General, as the case may be, may submit comments to the department.
c. The information contained in any notice given by the department pursuant to this section and the contents of any comments submitted by a recipient in response thereto shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed to any person who is not authorized to receive or review that information or those comments.
d. The department shall provide written notice of its decision to the county prosecutor or Attorney General, as the case may be.
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit the authority of the department to address a violation of a condition for participation in the program, including through dismissal from the program for a violation of conditions or a failure to meet the requirements of the program.
L.2021, c.233, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1B-52 - Rules, regulations.

30:1B-52 Rules, regulations.
6. The Department of Corrections, in accordance with the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), may promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act.
L.2021, c.233, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:2-1 - Appropriations

30:2-1. Appropriations
All appropriations of money from the State treasury for the uses and purposes of the several institutions and noninstitutional agencies included within the provisions of section 30:1-7 of this Title, and for all expenses incidental thereto or connected therewith, as well as appropriations for the uses and purposes of the department, shall be made to the department as one item.
The several institutions and noninstitutional agencies included within the provisions of section 30:1-7 of this Title shall submit their requests for appropriations to the commissioner in the form and at the time prescribed by law. The commissioner shall be the sole agency for the transmission of the requests for appropriations on behalf of the department and the institutions and noninstitutional agencies included within the provisions of said section 30:1-7, with such modifications of the requests of the several institutions as he may determine. The commissioner shall be the sole agent authorized to submit a request for appropriations on behalf of any of the charitable, hospital, relief and training institutions or correctional institutions or noninstitutional agencies included within the provisions of said section 30:1-7. Appropriations for working capital for all institutions and noninstitutional agencies included within the provisions of section 30:1-7 of this Title shall be made in bulk and may be allotted by the commissioner or used as a general fund, as he may determine.
Amended by L.1938, c. 275, p. 596, s. 1, eff. May 25, 1938; L.1971, c. 384, s. 15, eff. Jan. 5, 1972.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:2-2 - Appropriation must not be exceeded

30:2-2. Appropriation must not be exceeded
All expenditures for or on account of the department or any of its institutions or noninstitutional agencies shall be paid out of the funds appropriated by the legislature and all earnings or income shall be duly accounted for and paid into the state treasury. The total expenditures for all purposes shall not exceed in any year the sums appropriated by the legislature.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:3-4 - State institutional construction fund; bond issue

30:3-4. State institutional construction fund; bond issue
L.1930, c. 227, p. 1015, entitled "An act authorizing the creation of a debt of the state of New Jersey by the issuance of bonds of the state in the sum of ten million dollars for state institutions; providing for the ways and means to pay the interest of said debt and also to pay and discharge the principal thereof; and providing for the submission of this law to the people at a general election," approved April eighteenth, one thousand nine hundred and thirty, as amended by L.1935, c. 215, p. 509, saved from repeal. [This act permits the issuance of bonds in the sum of ten million dollars; limits the bonds issued in any one year to three million dollars; bonds are to be issued from time to time as money is required by certification of the state board to the state house commission; principal and interest are exempt from taxation; the state house commission shall determine all questions in connection with bond issues; other provisions are made for rate of interest, temporary bonds or certificates; separate series, registration, maturity, payment, dedication of proceeds, appropriation of necessary funds from receipts of tax on motor vehicle fuels, and levy of general tax to meet deficiency.]
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:3-5 - Order of precedence in expenditures

30:3-5. Order of precedence in expenditures
L.1930, c. 202, s.s. 2, 6, 7, pp. 959, 961, 962, entitled "An act to provide for the taxation of real and personal property in this state for the purpose of paying the cost of constructing, reconstructing, development, extending and equipping state charitable, hospital, relief, training, correctional, reformatory and penal institutions and appurtenances thereto," approved April eighteenth, one thousand nine hundred and thirty, saved from repeal. [These sections provide that the construction fund created by L.1930, c. 227, p. 1015 (saved from repeal by section 30:3-4 of this title), shall be expended in the order of precedence enumerated; that the comptroller may correct items; and that the state house commission, the custodian of the fund, may authorize the transfer of parts of items to other items on application of the state board.]
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:3-6 - Expenditures; further appropriation

30:3-6. Expenditures; further appropriation
L.1933, c. 377, p. 1061, entitled "An act making appropriations for construction purposes," approved September fifth, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three, saved from repeal. [This act for the purpose of further carrying into effect L.1930, c. 227, p. 1015 (saved from repeal by section 30:3-4 of this title), appropriates various amounts for enumerated improvements; permits the comptroller of the treasury to correct items; and permits the state house commission on application of the state board to authorize the transfer of parts of items to other items.]
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:3-7 - Powers of state board as to building operations; architectural treatment; plans and specifications

30:3-7. Powers of state board as to building operations; architectural treatment; plans and specifications
The state board, except as hereinafter provided, shall exercise all the powers and perform all of the duties heretofore vested in or imposed upon the state architect or the state department of architecture, by whatever name known, and shall, through the commissioner and other appropriate board, division, commission or bureau of the department, conduct all state institutional building operations and all constructive work allied thereto, except for the state board of education. It shall at all times render assistance to all other state departments, except the state board of education, in determining the designs, location and arrangements of all public works and of all of their approaches and appurtenances calling for architectural treatment and the services of engineers, and shall approve the design of all such features thereof as are susceptible of architectural treatment.
No payment shall be made on any contract for work done for the state except for the state board of education or any division thereof requiring architectural treatment except upon the certificate of the commissioner addressed to the comptroller, setting forth that the drawings and specifications have been complied with, which certificate shall be indorsed by the state board and by the board or body to which the appropriation was made.
All specifications and contract drawings made for the commissioner, as hereinafter provided, shall be signed by the technical assistant responsible to the commissioner for their preparation and shall be approved by him, by the state board and by the commission, board or body to which the appropriation was made. When so signed and approved no other body shall have power to modify or change such specifications or drawings except that the commissioner may at any time during the progress of the work, with the approval of the state board and of the commission, board or other body, make necessary additions thereto or deviations from the amount thereof, provided that the sum appropriated for such work is not thereby exceeded, unless the state house commission shall have made an emergency appropriation to supplement the appropriation made therefor.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:3-8 - Drawings, specifications and building contracts; technical disputes; technical advisers, architects, engineers, etc.

30:3-8. Drawings, specifications and building contracts; technical disputes; technical advisers, architects, engineers, etc.
Subject to the supervision and ultimate authority of the state board, the commissioner shall cause to be prepared all drawings, specifications and building contracts, determine the kind and quality of materials to be employed, interpret the meaning of drawings and specifications and adjudicate technical disputes between the state and its contractors, except as herein otherwise provided. Within the appropriation provided for any board, division, committee or commission of the department of institutions and agencies and with the approval of the state board, he may employ such technical advisers as the work of his office necessitates and with the approval of the state board and of the state house commission, he may pay for the services of architects, engineers and other technical assistants employed to prepare plans, specifications and drawings and for their superintendence from the appropriations for the building or buildings or public work they are retained to plan, design or supervise, at a rate which shall not be in excess of the schedule of minimum charges adopted by the American Institute of Architects, or by the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, or by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, or by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Institutional boards of managers or other agents or agencies of the state in charge of institutions, departments, divisions or commissions except the state board of education, for which appropriations have been made may nominate to the state board architects, engineers or other technical assistants whom they may recommend that the commissioner with the approval of the state board and of the state house commission, shall employ and the commissioner may consider these nominations in making recommendations for the employment of such assistants.
The commissioner shall cause to be prepared a map or plan of each institution, showing the layout of buildings, heating, lighting and power plants, water and sewage disposal works and all other approaches and appurtenances of each such institution.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:3-9 - Architects selected by competition; jury on designs

30:3-9. Architects selected by competition; jury on designs
The commissioner may with the approval of the state board, at a time to be fixed by it, select by competition from among the architects legally registered in the state, an architect to design any specific building or structure. The designs of the competitors shall be judged by a jury of three disinterested architects, one selected by the state board, one by the competitors and the third by the two so chosen.
Should the jury discover among the competitors any whose designs indicate an ability to solve the problems acceptably, it shall certify its first choice to the commissioner who shall appoint him as associate of the chief of the division of architecture and construction to design the specific building or structure.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:3-10 - Award of contracts; proposals; advertising

30:3-10. Award of contracts; proposals; advertising
After plans and specifications have been approved, as provided in section 30:3-7 of this title, all advertising incidental to awarding building or construction contracts shall be placed by the commissioner and paid for by the commission, board or body to which appropriation was made for the work.
All proposals shall be received, opened and read at the commissioner's office in the presence of the commission, board or body to which appropriation was made for the work, and the commissioner within fourteen days thereafter shall, with the approval of the state board, make the award.