New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 92 - MANUAL OF STANDARDS FOR JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITIES › Subchapter 4 - PHYSICAL STANDARDS › Section 13:92-4.3 - Building and grounds

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Detention buildings shall be secure, as nonjail-like as possible, fire resistive, and spacious enough to meet the needs of juveniles and staff. The installation of razor ribbon or barbed wire is prohibited.
(b) Buildings shall be kept in good repair and in clean, sanitary condition.
(c) The entire building, including rooms not generally used by juveniles, shall be secure. Stainless steel mesh detention screens shall be required over all windows unless it is security glazing. Locked outer doors, suicide-resistant and tamper-proof protection of all ducts and openings, and tamper-proof locks shall also be provided.
(d) In new or renovated facilities, camera surveillance systems shall be installed in all areas of the facility to which juveniles have access, excluding bathrooms, showers and sleeping rooms. The cameras shall be maintained and used to record facility activity. Written plans for the installation of the camera surveillance system shall be submitted to the Commission for review and approval.
(e) All rooms, including reception rooms, hallways, and stairways, shall be adequately lighted. Power and lighting systems shall be installed and maintained in conformity with the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23 for efficient design and safety. Such systems shall include emergency generator(s) for light and power necessary and critical for safety (particularly fire protection, equipment operation, and exit illumination), security and minimum program continuity.
(f) Heating and ventilation equipment shall be in good operating condition and shall be capable of maintaining constant uniform temperatures and odor control. Temperatures in indoor living and work areas shall be appropriate to the seasons: 66 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit in spring and summer; and 65 to 73 degrees Fahrenheit in fall and winter.
(g) Heating, electrical, ventilating, plumbing, and other mechanical systems shall be designed and maintained so that there is no danger to the health, safety, and welfare of the staff and juveniles.
(h) At the request of the Commission, there shall be an electrical inspection by a New Jersey Department of Community Affairs-certified electrical inspector. Copies of reports resulting from such inspections shall be provided to the Commission and maintained at the detention facility; any violations cited shall be abated within the time frame established by the appropriate code officials in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:23.
(i) Adequate natural or mechanical ventilation, as required by N.J.A.C. 5:23, shall be provided in all rooms used by juveniles.
(j) New detention facilities and building addition projects shall include air conditioning to maintain comfortable environmental conditions in juveniles' sleeping, living, and general program areas.
(k) Security glazing in doors (viewport windows) and viewing panels shall be utilized to promote effective supervision, security, and safety of the juveniles. Areas in which juveniles have access shall have the strongest degrees of security glazing.
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) In all new facilities, and whenever existing glazing is replaced, the glazing shall be security grade, at least nine-sixteenths inch thick or security grade Lexan at least one-half inch thick.
(m) All glazed surfaces which are not security glazing, located in areas where there may be possible impact from staff or juveniles, shall have a detention screen on the vulnerable side(s).
(n) The building and grounds shall be free from insect and rodent breeding places, marshes, swamps, poisonous plants, broken glass, trash and debris.
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) The premises shall be properly graded and provided with drains to dispose of surface water.
(p) The building structure shall be maintained to prevent water from entering, excessive drafts or heat loss during inclement weather, and to provide a barrier against infestation.
(q) Facilities shall be inspected at least monthly by a licensed pest control agency for rodent and insect infestation and treated accordingly. A written record documenting each inspection and treatment shall be maintained.