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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 6 - ACCESS TO COURT FOR JUVENILES IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-6.19 - Civil action money judgment; use of funds

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A monetary judgment awarded to a juvenile as a result of a civil action that is mailed or otherwise delivered to the juvenile at the community program shall be deposited in the juvenile's community program account and, in accordance with 30:4-16.4 and applicable Commission rules and procedures, shall be used to satisfy outstanding court-imposed obligations or claims for reimbursement for medical treatment.
(b) After satisfaction of obligations or claims set forth in (a) above, a monetary judgment that has been deposited into the juvenile's community program account shall be used for other revenue obligations or fees of the juvenile, such as, but not limited to, community program restitution or the cost of mailing legal correspondence for indigent juveniles.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.1 - Notice to juveniles

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The provisions of this subchapter apply only to juveniles residing in residential community homes. No mail of any kind shall be received by juveniles in day programs.
(b) Juveniles shall be informed of all existing, new, or revised rules and procedures regarding the mailing and receipt of correspondence, legal correspondence, publications, and packages by the posting of appropriate notices.
(c) During the admission orientation program, juveniles shall be given a description and explanation of all such rules and procedures.
(d) All then-current rules and procedures regarding correspondence, legal correspondence, publications, and packages shall be incorporated into the next revision of the resident handbook, as provided for in 13:103-2.4(a)2.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.2 - Limitation on number of correspondents

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The number of approved correspondents and the amount of correspondence a juvenile may receive or send shall be unlimited.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.3 - Limitation on number of postage stamps

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Each residential community home shall establish a limit of stamps that juveniles may possess that is consistent with the maintenance of security and the orderly operation of the residential community home.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.4 - Limitations on source of publications

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Juveniles shall be permitted to receive approved hardcover books, paperback books, magazines, and other soft cover publications from any source, subject to measures necessary to insure the maintenance of security and the orderly operation of the residential community home.
(b) Juveniles shall not be permitted to receive newspapers.
(c) The Superintendent or designee may impose reasonable restrictions on the number of publications a juvenile may receive to the extent appropriate for purposes of ensuring the safe, secure, and orderly operation of the residential community home.
(d) All books, magazines, and publications must be prepaid.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.5 - Limitations on packages

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The Superintendent or designee shall promulgate:
1. Internal management procedures written in accordance with this section that include a written list of items that may be received in a package; and
2. A limit on the number of packages that may be received by a juvenile each month.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.6 - Correspondence in language other than English

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
All residential community homes shall permit incoming and outgoing correspondence of the juveniles to be in a language other than English.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.7 - Correspondence to or from other juveniles and inmates of adult correctional facilities

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Correspondence to juveniles from inmates of adult correctional facilities may be read to ensure that the correspondence does not contain any content prohibited by 13:103-7.24. Mail between juveniles may not be read except as provided for in 13:103-7.8(a).
(b) The Superintendent or designee shall be authorized to limit correspondence to or from other juveniles and inmates of adult correctional facilities, for purposes of ensuring the safe, secure, and orderly operation of the residential community home or operational unit.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.8 - Inspection and identification of incoming correspondence

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Incoming correspondence shall be opened and inspected for contraband, but it shall not be read unless there is reason to believe that the correspondence contains disapproved content pursuant to 13:103-7.24. If there is reason to believe that the correspondence contains disapproved content, the correspondence shall be read only upon prior authorization of the Superintendent or designee.
(b) A confidential list of the names of juveniles whose incoming correspondence is authorized to be read shall be established and maintained in the residential community home's mailroom, or wherever the confidentiality of the list can be maintained.
(c) The sender's name and address and the juvenile's name should appear legibly on the outside of all incoming correspondence.
(d) Correspondence without the juvenile's name shall be returned to the sender. When both the juvenile's name and the sender's name and address do not appear on the outside of the incoming correspondence, the correspondence shall be marked "Refused" and returned to the United States Postal Service unopened.
(e) If either the sender's name or address does not appear, but the juvenile's name does appear on the outside of the incoming correspondence, the correspondence may be delivered to the juvenile after the correspondence has been opened and inspected for contraband.
(f) If it is necessary to return correspondence to a sender and the return address is incomplete, the correspondence shall be marked "Refused" and returned to the United States Postal Service unopened.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.9 - Inspection of outgoing correspondence

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Outgoing correspondence shall be reviewed to determine the sender. If the sender of the correspondence cannot be identified, the correspondence shall be destroyed.
(b) Outgoing mail shall not be opened, read, or censored if it is considered legal correspondence, or if it is addressed to:
1. Public officials, such as:
i. The President of the United States;
ii. The Vice-President of the United States;
iii. Members of Congress;
iv. The Governor;
v. Members of the State Legislature;
vi. Members of the county Board of Freeholders; or
vii. The mayor;
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.10 - Identification of residential community home on outgoing correspondence

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The full name of the residential community home shall be clearly stamped or printed in the upper left corner of all outgoing envelopes from juveniles.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.11 - Identification of incoming legal correspondence

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The return address on the outside of an envelope should clearly indicate that the correspondence is being sent from a legal correspondent as established in the definition for "legal correspondence."
(b) Mail sent from a legal correspondent shall be considered legal correspondence and shall be handled in accordance with this subchapter.
(c) The absence of a particular name of an attorney or judge shall not preclude the correspondence from being treated as legal correspondence if the return address indicates an office or court as established in the definition for "legal correspondence."
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.12 - Inspection of incoming legal correspondence

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Incoming legal correspondence shall be opened in the presence of the juvenile to whom the legal correspondence was sent and may be inspected for contraband only.
(b) Incoming legal correspondence shall not be read or copied. The content of the envelope may be removed and shaken loose to ensure that no contraband is included. After the envelope has been inspected the correspondence shall be given to the juvenile.
(c) The residential community home may require that the juvenile sign a slip acknowledging receipt of the incoming legal correspondence.
(d) Where there is substantial reason to believe that the incoming correspondence is not legal in nature or that it contains disapproved content pursuant to 13:103-7.24, the Superintendent shall immediately notify the Director of Community Programs. The incoming legal correspondence shall not be inspected in a manner other than as outlined in this subchapter without first obtaining instructions from the Director of Community Programs.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.13 - Identification of outgoing legal correspondence

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) All outgoing legal correspondence shall be clearly marked with the juvenile's name on the envelope.
(b) A juvenile who is sending legal correspondence out of the residential community home shall be responsible for clearly marking "legal mail" on the front and back of the envelope.
(c) The absence of the "legal mail" designation shall not mean that the correspondence may be treated as non-legal correspondence if the address on the envelope clearly indicates that it is "legal correspondence."
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.14 - Identification of incoming publications

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The sender's name and address and the juvenile's name shall appear legibly on the outside of all incoming publications.
(b) Publications without the juvenile's name shall be returned to sender.
(c) If the sender's name and address do not appear on the outside of the publication, the publication shall be opened and examined to determine the identity of the sender.
(d) If the sender cannot be identified, the publication shall be destroyed.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.15 - Inspection and identification of outgoing publications

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Outgoing publications shall be reviewed to determine the sender.
(b) The juvenile's name shall appear legibly on the outside of the publication.
(c) If the name of the sender does not appear on the outside of the outgoing publication, it shall be opened and examined to determine the sender so that it can be returned to the juvenile. If the sender cannot be identified, the outgoing publication shall be destroyed.
(d) Except as required under (c) above, outgoing publications shall not be opened, read, or censored unless there is reason to believe that the publication contains disapproved content under the provisions of 13:103-7.37 and then only with the prior approval of the Superintendent or designee.
(e) Outgoing publications that are opened pursuant to this subchapter shall, once reviewed and approved, be resealed and mailed promptly.
(f) A confidential list of the outgoing publications that are read pursuant to this subchapter shall be maintained in the mailroom of the residential community home, or wherever the confidentiality of the list can be maintained.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.16 - Inspection of incoming publications

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Each incoming publication shall be opened and inspected for contraband, but shall not be read unless there is reason to believe that the publication contains disapproved content under the provisions of 13:103-7.37, and then only upon the prior authorization of the Superintendent or designee.
(b) A confidential list of the incoming publications that are read shall be maintained in the mailroom of the residential community home, or wherever the confidentiality of the list can be maintained.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.17 - Identification of incoming mailed packages

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Every incoming package shall be clearly marked with the name and address of the sender.
(b) The juvenile's name shall appear clearly on the outside of the package. Incoming packages without the juvenile's name shall be returned to the sender.
(c) If the name and address of the sender does not appear on the outside of the incoming mailed package, it shall be examined to identify the sender when it is opened.
(d) If the sender of an incoming mailed package cannot be identified, the content of the package shall be destroyed.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.18 - Inspection of incoming packages

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Every incoming package shall be opened and searched for contraband.
(b) Any item of contraband that is found during a search shall be processed in accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:103-12.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.19 - Inspection and identification of outgoing packages

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Every outgoing package shall be opened and inspected.
(b) Every outgoing package shall be clearly marked with the juvenile's name on the outside of the package.
(c) If the juvenile's name does not appear on the outside of the outgoing package, when opened for inspection, it shall be examined to identify the sender so that it can be returned to the juvenile for proper mailing.
(d) If the sender of an outgoing package cannot be identified, the content of the package shall be destroyed.
(e) The content of outgoing packages shall be limited to juvenile personal property.
(f) Any item of contraband that is found during an inspection of outgoing packages shall be processed in accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:103-12.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.20 - Registered, certified, preferential, or special delivery mail

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) All registered, certified, preferential, or special delivery correspondence of a non-legal nature shall be processed as regular mail and the designated staff shall sign to acknowledge receipt of the correspondence. The juvenile shall be required to sign an acknowledgement that he or she received the correspondence.
(b) Legal correspondence need not be sent by certified or registered mail.
(c) If a juvenile has sufficient funds in his or her account to cover the costs of mailing and the juvenile prefers to use certified, preferential, insured, or registered mail, the juvenile shall be permitted to do so at his or her expense.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.21 - Proof of service

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Juveniles who have insufficient funds to send legal correspondence as certified or registered mail and who are concerned that they have no proof of service where regular mail is employed, shall be advised that under the rules of court, an affidavit of service filed with the clerk of the court shall be sufficient proof of service.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.22 - Correspondence processing

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Properly identified incoming correspondence shall be distributed to juveniles, and outgoing properly identified correspondence shall be forwarded to the post office within one day of receipt in the mailroom, excluding weekends, holidays, and during emergency incidents.
(b) Juveniles shall not be involved in the processing of either incoming or outgoing correspondence.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.23 - Receipt of funds

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Money orders and certified checks shall be the only approved form of money received through the mail that can be accepted by the residential community home for deposit in a juvenile's account.
(b) When a juvenile receives money orders or certified checks by mail, the juvenile shall be given a receipt and the funds shall be deposited into the juvenile's account.
(c) All cash and personal checks sent through the mail to a juvenile shall be deemed contraband and processed in accordance with 13:103-12.6.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.24 - Disapproved correspondence

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Any correspondence to or from a juvenile may be withheld in the mailroom or taken from a juvenile's possession if it falls within one of the following categories:
1. The correspondence contains material that is detrimental to the security and/or order of the residential community home because it incites violence based upon race, religion, creed, or nationality and a reasonable inference can be drawn, based upon the experience and professional expertise of correctional administrators, that it may result in the outbreak of violence within the facility;
2. The correspondence contains information regarding:
i. The manufacture of explosives;
ii. The manufacture of weapons;
iii. The manufacture of controlled dangerous substances;
iv. Escape plans;
v. Lock picking or locking devices; or
vi. Anything that might pose a threat to the security or orderly operation of the residential community home;
3. The correspondence contains information that appears to be written in code;
4. The correspondence contains information concerning activities within or outside the residential community home that would be subject to criminal prosecution under the laws of New Jersey or the United States;
5. The correspondence incites violence or destructive or disruptive behavior toward:
i. Law enforcement officers;
ii. Commission or contract vendor personnel or other staff;
iii. Community program juveniles, visitors, and/or volunteers; or
iv. Community program activities, programs, or procedures; or
6. The correspondence contains material which, based upon the experience and professional expertise of correctional administrators and judged in the context of a residential community home and its paramount interest in security, order and rehabilitation:
i. Taken as a whole, appeals to a prurient interest in sex;
ii. Lacks, as a whole, serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value; and
iii. Depicts, in a patently offensive way, sexual conduct including patently offensive representations or descriptions of ultimate sexual acts, masturbation, excretory functions, lewd exhibition of the genitals, sadism, or masochism.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.25 - Control of correspondence

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Except as established in (b) below, incoming correspondence that is withheld from a juvenile shall be returned to the sender, together with a notice that the material has been found to violate Commission rules governing correspondence.
(b) If the correspondence is withheld pursuant to 13:103-7.24(a)4  for containing information that would be subject to criminal prosecution under the laws of New Jersey or the United States, the correspondence shall be turned over to the Office of Investigations for further action.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.26 - Procedures for handling withheld correspondence

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) When correspondence is withheld in the mailroom under the provisions of 13:103-7.24, the following action shall be taken:
1. The staff member who withholds the correspondence must submit a written report, no later than the end of the shift to the Superintendent or designee identifying:
i. The correspondence withheld;
ii. The juvenile to whom it was addressed;
iii. The time and date of withholding; and
iv. The category that the correspondence violates;
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.27 - Procedure for handling correspondence removed from the juvenile's possession

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) When correspondence is removed from the juvenile's possession under the provisions of 13:103-7.24, the following action shall be taken:
1. The staff member who removes the correspondence from the juvenile must submit a written report no later than the end of the shift to the shift coordinator identifying:
i. The correspondence removed;
ii. The name of the juvenile from whom it was removed;
iii. The time and date of removal; and
iv. The category that the correspondence violates;
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.28 - Appeal and final disposition

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) When correspondence has been withheld in the mailroom or when correspondence has been removed from the juvenile's possession, the sender or juvenile may appeal the action of the Superintendent or designee to the Regional Administrator within 10 calendar days of the date of notice.
(b) The sender or juvenile shall be permitted to submit documents in writing to the Regional Administrator that state that the challenged correspondence does not violate the category indicated in the report of the staff member.
(c) The Regional Administrator or designee shall issue a written decision on the appeal and shall respond to the sender or juvenile, as appropriate, within 72 hours of receipt of the written appeal. If the decision is to withhold the correspondence from the juvenile, the decision shall identify the category of disapproved correspondence set forth in 13:103-7.24 that is applicable to the withheld correspondence.
(d) If a correspondence is found to be objectionable only in part and such part is easily separable from the rest of the correspondence, the sender or juvenile, as appropriate, shall be given the choice of whether to allow the residential community home to excise the offending portions or to forfeit the juvenile's right to the correspondence.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.29 - Cost of mailing legal correspondence by indigent juveniles

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The residential community home shall provide letter-writing materials and shall assume the cost of mailing legal correspondence for indigent juveniles.
(b) The cost of mailing legal correspondence shall extend only to First Class or standard postage and shall not include:
1. Registered mail;
2. Certified mail;
3. Preferential mail; or
4. Insured mail.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.30 - Cost of mailing correspondence for non-indigent juveniles

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) If a non-indigent juvenile has funds in his or her account, the non-indigent juvenile shall be charged for the cost of mailing correspondence.
(b) If the non-indigent juvenile has temporarily overdrawn the account or has a balance in the account, but the balance is not sufficient to pay the total cost of mailing the correspondence, the residential community home shall:
1. Ensure that the correspondence is mailed via First Class and not preferential mail;
2. Remove from the non-indigent juvenile's account the amount available in accordance with (c) below;
3. Charge the non-indigent juvenile's account the amount owed the residential community home; and
4. Advise the non-indigent juvenile in writing of the amount owed and the reason therefor.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.31 - Cost of mailing correspondence by indigent juveniles

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) For indigent juveniles, the residential community home shall provide letter writing materials and shall assume the cost of mailing not more than 12 letters per month so that the indigent juvenile can maintain community ties with family and personal friends.
(b) The residential community home shall not assume the cost of postage on:
1. Registered mail;
2. Certified mail;
3. Preferential mail; or
4. Insured mail.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.32 - Correspondence to and from illiterate juveniles

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) If a juvenile is unable to read or write, designated staff shall, upon request, assist the juvenile in maintaining community ties by:
1. Writing a letter as dictated by the juvenile; and
2. Reading incoming correspondence to the juvenile.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.33 - Cost of mailing legal correspondence for non-indigent juveniles and for juveniles in orientation and for whom a juvenile account has not yet been established

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) If a non-indigent juvenile has funds in his or her account, the non-indigent juvenile shall be charged for the total cost of mailing legal correspondence.
(b) If the non-indigent juvenile has temporarily overdrawn his or her account or has a balance in the account, but the balance is not sufficient to pay the total cost of mailing the legal correspondence, the cost of mailing shall be handled in accordance with 13:103-7.30.
(c) The Commission shall pay for the postage of juveniles in orientation and for whom a juvenile account has not yet been established.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.34 - Prohibition against use of interoffice correspondence

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Juveniles shall not be permitted to use interoffice or any other official stationary, which are purchased for use only by public sector employees.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.35 - Publications in a language other than English

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
All residential community homes shall permit incoming publications in a language other than English.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.36 - Processing of publications

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(a) All properly identified and inspected incoming publications shall be distributed to juveniles within one day of their receipt in the mailroom, excluding weekends, holidays, and during emergency incidents.
(b) All properly identified outgoing publications shall be forwarded to the post office within one day of their receipt in the mailroom, excluding weekends, holidays, and during emergency incidents.
(c) Juveniles shall not participate in the processing of either incoming or outgoing publications.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.37 - Disapproved content in publications

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(a) Any incoming publication may be withheld in the mailroom or taken from a juvenile's possession if it falls within one of the following categories:
1. The publication contains material that is detrimental to the security and/or order of the residential community home because it incites violence based upon race, religion, creed, or nationality and a reasonable inference can be drawn, based upon the experience and professional expertise of correctional administrators, that it may result in the outbreak of violence within the residential community home;
2. The publication contains information regarding:
i. Explosives;
ii. Weapons;
iii. Controlled dangerous substances;
iv. Escape plans;
v. Lockpicking and/or locking devices; or
vi. Anything that might pose a threat to the security or orderly operation of the residential community home;
3. The publication contains information that appears to be written in code;
4. The publication contains information directly or indirectly advocating or promoting activities, within or outside the residential community home, which would be subject to criminal prosecution under the laws of New Jersey or the United States;
5. The publication incites violence, or destructive or disruptive behavior toward:
i. Law enforcement officers;
ii. Commission personnel;
iii. Community program juveniles, visitors and/or volunteers; or
iv. Community program activities, programs, or procedures; or
6. The publication contains material that, based upon the experience and professional expertise of correctional administrators and judged in the context of a correctional facility and its paramount interest in security, order, and rehabilitation:
i. Taken, as a whole, appeals to a prurient interest in sex;
ii. Lacks, as a whole, serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value; and
iii. Depicts, in a patently offensive way, sexual conduct including patently offensive representations or descriptions of ultimate sex acts, masturbation, excretory functions, lewd exhibition of the genitals, sadism, or masochism.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.38 - Control of publications

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(a) Publications that are withheld or removed from a juvenile may be disposed of in a manner determined by the juvenile and at his or her expense.
(b) If the publication is withheld pursuant to 13:103-7.37(a)4, it shall be turned over to the Office of Investigations for further action.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.39 - Procedure for handling publications withheld in the mailroom

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(a) When a publication violates one of the categories cited in 13:103-7.37 and is withheld in the mailroom, the following action shall be taken:
1. The staff member who withholds the publication must submit a written report, no later than the end of the shift to the shift coordinator and Superintendent or designee identifying:
i. The publication withheld;
ii. The juvenile to whom it was addressed;
iii. The time and date of withholding; and
iv. The category that the publication violates;
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.40 - Procedure for handling publications removed from a juvenile's possession

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(a) When a publication violates one of the categories cited in 13:103-7.37 and is removed from the juvenile's possession, the following action shall be taken:
1. The staff member who removes the publication from the juvenile must submit a written report, no later than the end of the shift to the shift coordinator and Superintendent or designee identifying:
i. The publication removed;
ii. The juvenile from whom it was removed;
iii. The time and date of the removal; and
iv. The category that the publication violates.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.41 - Appeal and final disposition

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) When a publication has been withheld in the mailroom or when a publication has been removed from the juvenile's possession, the sender or juvenile may appeal the action of the Superintendent or designee to the Regional Administrator.
(b) The sender or juvenile shall be permitted to submit to the Regional Administrator written arguments that the challenged publication does not violate the category indicated in the report of the staff member.
(c) The Regional Administrator or designee shall issue a written decision on the appeal and respond to the sender or juvenile, as appropriate, within 72 hours of receipt of the written appeal. If the decision to withhold the publication from the juvenile is confirmed, the decision shall identify the category of disapproved publications set forth in 13:103-7.37 that is applicable.
(d) If a publication is found to be objectionable only in part and such part is easily separable from the rest of the publication the juvenile shall be given the choice of whether to allow the residential community home to excise the offending portions or to forfeit his or her right to the publication.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.42 - Package processing

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(a) All properly identified incoming packages shall be distributed to juveniles as soon as possible.
(b) All properly identified outgoing packages shall be forwarded to the post office within one day of their receipt in the mailroom excluding weekends, holidays, and during emergency incidents.
(c) Juveniles shall not be involved in the processing of either incoming or outgoing packages.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.43 - Correspondence, legal correspondence, publications, and packages for a juvenile transferred to another facility or program

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(a) Whenever a juvenile is transferred from a residential community home to another Commission facility or program, the juvenile shall be responsible for notifying correspondents of the change of address.
(b) For a period not to exceed three months, the residential community home from which the juvenile is transferred shall forward all incoming correspondence and legal correspondence to the facility to which the juvenile has been transferred.
(c) Any correspondence and legal correspondence received after the three-month period shall be returned to the sender. If the sender cannot be identified, the correspondence or legal correspondence shall be marked "Refused" and returned to the United States Postal Service unopened.
(d) Any publications and packages received after the juvenile has left the residential community home shall be returned to sender, if possible, or destroyed.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.44 - Correspondence, legal correspondence, publications, and packages for a juvenile released on parole, at expiration of maximum sentence or upon other release

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The residential community home shall obtain a juvenile's forwarding address at or about the time of the juvenile's release on parole, at expiration of maximum sentence, or upon other release.
(b) The juvenile shall be asked whether correspondence and legal correspondence received at the residential community home should be forwarded to the juvenile.
(c) Upon the juvenile's request, the community program shall forward the correspondence and legal correspondence to the juvenile for a period not to exceed three months.
(d) The residential community home shall not forward certified or registered mail, but shall return it to the sender.
(e) Any correspondence and legal correspondence received after the three-month period shall be returned to the sender. If the sender cannot be identified, the correspondence or legal correspondence shall be marked "Refused" and returned to the United States Postal Service unopened.
(f) Any publications and packages received after the juvenile has left the residential community home shall be returned to sender, if possible, or destroyed.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.45 - Correspondence, legal correspondence, publications, and packages for a juvenile remanded to a detention facility

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) When a juvenile is remanded to a county or other facility in which he or she is temporarily detained to await trial for a prior offense or for any other reasons, correspondence and legal correspondence received for the juvenile at the residential community home shall be forwarded to the other facility for a period not to exceed three months, if requested by the juvenile.
1. Written procedures shall be developed by the residential community home for forwarding such correspondence and legal correspondence. These procedures shall include a form approved by the Superintendent or designee to be signed by the juvenile indicating whether he or she wishes correspondence and legal correspondence to be forwarded.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-7.46 - Correspondence, legal correspondence, publications, and packages of a juvenile who has escaped

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) All incoming correspondence, legal correspondence, publications, and packages addressed to a juvenile who has escaped from a community program shall be returned to the sender with an indication that the juvenile is no longer in custody.
(b) If the incoming mail does not have a return address, it shall be opened to determine the sender. If the sender cannot be identified:
1. Correspondence and legal correspondence shall be resealed and returned to the United States Postal Service;
2. Publications shall either be destroyed or placed in the library of the community program; and
3. Packages shall be destroyed.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 8 - VISITS AND TELEPHONE USE IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-8.1 - Scope and forms

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(a) The provisions of this subchapter shall apply only to residential community homes. Telephone use and visitors shall be permitted in day programs only in unusual circumstances approved in advance by the Superintendent or designee.
(b) Form CP292-I, Request for Attorney-Client Contact Visit, relates to visits and telephone use (See also 13:103-1.4 ).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS › Subchapter 8 - VISITS AND TELEPHONE USE IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES › Section 13:103-8.2 - Notice to juveniles

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(a) During the admission orientation program, juveniles shall be given a description and explanation of the rules and procedures regarding visits, bedside, private viewing and funeral visits, and telephone calls.
(b) Juveniles shall be informed of new or revised rules and procedures regarding visits, bedside, private viewing and funeral visits, and telephone calls by the posting of appropriate notices.
(c) New or revised rules and procedures regarding visits, bedside, private viewing and funeral visits, and telephone calls shall be incorporated into the next revision of the resident handbook, as provided for in 13:103-2.4(a)2.