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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 15 - JUVENILE ACCESS TO COURTS › Section 13:95-15.5 - Legal photocopying services for indigent juveniles

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The Commission shall provide photocopies of legal material at no charge to the indigent juvenile as defined in 13:95-1.3, in accordance with the guidelines and limitations in this subchapter.
(b) Only legal material which must be photocopied for a legitimate purpose, related to pending litigation challenging an indigent juvenile's sentence, directly or collaterally or challenging the conditions of confinement such as civil rights actions and/or writs of habeas corpus, will be photocopied for indigent juveniles at the expense of the Commission. Such legal materials may include supporting documents, such as relevant prior correspondence and copies of receipts, which are to be attached to court documents. The legal material submitted for photocopying may be reviewed by the Superintendent, or designee, in order to determine whether the legal material:
1. Falls within the definition of legal material provided in 13:95-1.3; or
2. Must be photocopied for a legitimate purpose related to pending litigation.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 15 - JUVENILE ACCESS TO COURTS › Section 13:95-15.6 - Legal photocopying services for non-indigent juveniles

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The Commission shall provide photocopies of legal material to non-indigent juveniles in accordance with the guidelines and limitations established in this subchapter.
(b) A non-indigent juvenile shall be charged for the cost of all photocopying of legal material as established at 13:95-15.5(a).
(c) 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 cost of all photocopying of legal material, the secure facility shall:
1. Remove from the non-indigent juvenile's account the amount available in accordance with (g)1 below;
2. Charge the non-indigent juvenile's account the amount owed the secure facility; and
3. Advise the non-indigent juvenile in writing of the amount owed and the reason therefore.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 15 - JUVENILE ACCESS TO COURTS › Section 13:95-15.7 - Legal telephone calls

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The Superintendent or designee shall establish written procedures by which juvenile paralegals and/or professional staff members may place telephone calls to the following individuals or agencies requesting assistance in legal research or preparation of legal documents:
1. The Office of the Public Defender;
2. Regional Legal Services;
3. Court Clerks; and
4. Attorneys.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 15 - JUVENILE ACCESS TO COURTS › Section 13:95-15.8 - Legal services

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Legal supplies such as paper, envelopes and pens shall be provided in reasonable amounts as needed to all juveniles who request them for legal purposes. All juveniles may be required to justify the need for unusually large amounts of legal supplies.
(b) Frequently used legal forms and applications shall be made available through the law library.
(c) Access to computers or other electronic word processors shall be provided, to the extent possible consistent with orderly operations of the secure facility.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 15 - JUVENILE ACCESS TO COURTS › Section 13:95-15.9 - Notary public service

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Each Superintendent is responsible for ensuring that juveniles have reasonable access to notary public services.
(b) Juveniles shall not be permitted to be notary publics, to perform notary public services or possess notary public equipment, such as a seal or stamp.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 15 - JUVENILE ACCESS TO COURTS › Section 13:95-15.10 - Juvenile legal material

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Each juvenile shall be permitted to retain personal legal material in his or her room. This legal material shall be subject to contraband search only.
(b) The Superintendent may establish regulations which limit the accumulation of personal legal materials in a juvenile's housing unit. Any limitation on the accumulation of personal legal materials should be based on the amount in relation to:
1. Security;
2. Sanitation;
3. Fire hazard considerations; and
4. Space available in the housing unit.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 15 - JUVENILE ACCESS TO COURTS › Section 13:95-15.11 - Juvenile paralegals

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The Superintendent or designee shall be responsible for establishing:
1. Criteria for considering juveniles to be assigned as paralegals; and
2. Duties and responsibilities of juvenile paralegals.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 15 - JUVENILE ACCESS TO COURTS › Section 13:95-15.12 - Juvenile paralegal training and security

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The Superintendent or designee shall be responsible to ensure that juvenile paralegals receive training necessary and appropriate to assist juveniles in disciplinary proceedings and in the routine completion of legal documents and forms.
(b) Juvenile paralegals shall be subject to all search and security regulations. All material that the paralegal carries into close custody units shall be subject to search for contraband. Legal material shall not be read nor seized unless contraband is found.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 15 - JUVENILE ACCESS TO COURTS › Section 13:95-15.13 - General provisions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Nothing contained in this subchapter shall preclude a juvenile from obtaining legal assistance from any other juvenile, except that only juveniles designated as paralegals will be granted access to juveniles in temporary close custody or in room restriction.
(b) Nothing contained in this subchapter precludes any juvenile from obtaining legal assistance from an attorney.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 15 - JUVENILE ACCESS TO COURTS › Section 13:95-15.14 - Written policy and procedures

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The Superintendent or designee of each secure facility shall ensure that written policies and procedures pursuant to this subchapter are established. These written policies and procedures shall be incorporated into the next revision of the secure facility resident handbook. A copy of the written policies and procedures shall also be posted in juvenile housing areas.
(b) All new or revised policies and procedures shall be incorporated into the next publication of the resident handbook and shall be posted in juvenile housing areas.
(c) Proposed written secure facility policies and procedures regarding juvenile legal services and any additions or revisions to such written policies and procedures shall be submitted to the Director of Operations for review prior to implementation.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 15 - JUVENILE ACCESS TO COURTS › Section 13:95-15.15 - Change of juvenile$DQ$s name; juvenile responsibilities

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) In order to have Commission records altered to reflect a new legal name, a juvenile wishing to change his or her name must:
1. Legally change his or her name in accordance with 2A:52-1 et seq. and Rules of Court 4:72-1 et seq.;
2. Submit a certified or true copy of the court's judgment allowing the name change to the Superintendent's office of the secure facility to which he or she is assigned;
3. Submit verification to the Superintendent or designee, documenting that a copy of the court's judgment was published in a newspaper of general circulation in the juvenile's county of residence within 20 days of the court judgment. The juvenile's county of residence shall be considered the county of his or her last known residence as reflected in Commission records, unless otherwise specified by a judge's order; and
4. Submit verification to the Superintendent or designee documenting that a certified copy of the judgment was filed with the deputy clerk of the Superior Court of the county in which the action was brought and the appropriate office in the New Jersey Department of the Treasury, within 45 days of the court judgment.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 15 - JUVENILE ACCESS TO COURTS › Section 13:95-15.16 - Amendment of secure facility records to reflect juvenile name change

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The Superintendent shall order that the secure facility records, including the computerized juvenile information recordkeeping systems, be amended to reflect the juvenile's new legal name after the requirements of 13:95-15.15(a)  have been satisfactorily fulfilled.
(b) Each department within the secure facility which maintains a record of the juvenile shall be notified in writing of the juvenile's new legal name. The departments shall be instructed to show the original legal name as an alias.
(c) The Superintendent shall also notify the following of the juvenile's name change:
1. Central Intake at the Office of Classification;
2. The Juvenile Information Management System (JIMS); and
3. The Offender Based Criminal Information System (OBCIS) at the New Jersey Department of Corrections.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 15 - JUVENILE ACCESS TO COURTS › Section 13:95-15.17 - "Common law" change of name

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No secure facility records shall be altered if a juvenile decides to change his or her name through the "common law" practice, that is, on the juvenile's own authority and without any legal court proceedings.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 15 - JUVENILE ACCESS TO COURTS › Section 13:95-15.19 - Filing fee for civil action or proceeding in Federal court

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) In accordance with 28 U.S.C. §
										1915, Proceedings
in forma pauperis
, a juvenile may request to bring a civil action in a court of the United States, or an appeal of a judgment in a civil action or proceeding in a court of the United States, without the prepayment of fees.
(b) A juvenile seeking to proceed in accordance with (a) above shall submit a request to the secure facility Business Manager for a certified copy of his or her juvenile account statement for the six month period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint or notice of appeal. The Business Manager or designee shall provide the juvenile account statement in a timely manner.
(c) Upon receipt by the secure facility of a court order issued pursuant to (a) above regarding the payment of filing fees, the secure facility Business Manager shall first deduct funds from the juvenile's account to pay any initial partial filing fee in accordance with the terms of the court order, and then the balance of any filing fee in accordance with 28 U.S.C. §
										1915, applicable Commission rules and procedures, and the terms of the court order.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 15 - JUVENILE ACCESS TO COURTS › Section 13:95-15.20 - Filing fee for civil action or proceeding in State court

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) If a juvenile files an action or proceeding in any court of this State, including an appeal from an administrative decision of the State Parole Board or the Commission, the juvenile may request a waiver of filing fees on the grounds of indigency. Pursuant to 30:4-16.3, a request for waiver of the filing fee shall include a certified copy of the juvenile's fund account statement for the six months immediately preceding the filing of the complaint or petition.
(b) A juvenile shall obtain a certified copy of his or her juvenile's account statement by submitting a written request to the secure facility's Business Manager or designee. The Business Manager or designee shall provide the trust fund account statement in a timely manner.
(c) The Business Manager or designee shall process payment from the juvenile's account for any filing fee or partial filing fee in accordance with 30:4-16.3 and the terms of the court order.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 15 - JUVENILE ACCESS TO COURTS › Section 13:95-15.21 - 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 shall be deposited in the juvenile's secure facility 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 awarded to a juvenile as a result of a civil action that has been deposited into the juvenile's secure facility account shall be used for other revenue obligations or fees of the juvenile such as, but not limited to, secure facility restitution or the cost of mailing legal correspondence for indigent juveniles.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 16 - SUICIDE PREVENTION › Section 13:95-16.1 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to establish guidelines for the identification, placement and monitoring of juveniles who are deemed to be at risk for suicide.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 16 - SUICIDE PREVENTION › Section 13:95-16.2 - Forms

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The following forms relate to suicide prevention (see also 13:95-1.4 ):
1. JJC CO-1 Notice of Special Observation Status;
2. JJC CO-2 Notice of Change in Special Observation Status;
3. JJC CO-3 Special Observation Status Monitoring Report;
4. JJC CO-4 Daily Observation Status Monitoring Report;
5. JJC CO-5 Release from Special Observation Status; and
6. JJC CO-6 Disciplinary Report from Mental Health Services.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 16 - SUICIDE PREVENTION › Section 13:95-16.3 - Special observation status; reporting potential suicidal behavior

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Primary policy objectives of the Commission are to prevent suicides among the juveniles under its care and to identify and manage juveniles who pose a suicide risk.
(b) Any staff person or volunteer who, by reason of experience, education or observation of a juvenile, suspects that a juvenile may be at risk for suicidal behavior, shall immediately convey this information to the highest ranking custody supervisor on duty or a designated professional person.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 16 - SUICIDE PREVENTION › Section 13:95-16.4 - Decision making criteria for placing a juvenile on or releasing a juvenile from special observation status

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) In determining whether to place a juvenile on special observation status or to release a juvenile from special observation status, the factors to be considered include, but are not limited to:
1. Mood or attitude;
2. Behavior;
3. Participation in activities;
4. Personal hygiene;
5. Sleeping patterns;
6. Eating habits;
7. Previous suicide attempts, if known; and/or
8. Current life situation and other information deemed relevant.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 16 - SUICIDE PREVENTION › Section 13:95-16.5 - Temporary placement on special observation status

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The following secure facility staff persons are authorized to order that a juvenile be placed on temporary special observation status:
1. Any physician;
2. Any mental health staff person;
3. The highest ranking custody supervisor on duty;
4. The Superintendent;
5. The Director of Custody Operations; or
6. Another staff person as designated by the Superintendent.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 16 - SUICIDE PREVENTION › Section 13:95-16.6 - Psychological/psychiatric review

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A psychologist, psychiatrist or psychiatric advanced practice nurse shall interview the juvenile as soon as possible, but in no event later than 24 hours after placement on special observation status and the juvenile shall be interviewed daily thereafter by a psychologist, psychiatrist, psychiatric advanced practice nurse or mental health clinician.
(b) Form JJC CO-4 Daily Observation Status Monitoring Report shall be completed by a psychologist, psychiatrist, psychiatric advanced practice nurse or mental health clinician after each visit. This report shall be filed daily in the juvenile's medical record.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 16 - SUICIDE PREVENTION › Section 13:95-16.7 - Special psychological/psychiatric assessment required of juvenile on special observation status prior to discipline

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Within 48 hours of any scheduled disciplinary hearing before a Disciplinary Hearing Officer, a juvenile on special observation status shall be evaluated by a staff psychologist, psychiatrist or psychiatric advance practice nurse to ascertain the appropriateness of going forward with the hearing as scheduled. The findings of the psychologist, psychiatrist or psychiatric advanced practice nurse shall be presented on Form JJC CO-6 Disciplinary Report from Mental Health Services shall be submitted to the Superintendent or designee, and shall be placed in the juvenile's medical record.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 16 - SUICIDE PREVENTION › Section 13:95-16.8 - Change in type of observation

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) After the initial placement of a juvenile on special observation status, a psychiatrist, psychologist or psychiatric advanced practice nurse may change the type of observation of a juvenile from close observation to constant observation or from constant observation to close observation by filling out Form JJC CO-2 Notice of Change in Special Observation Status. The original of JJC CO-2 shall be filed in the juvenile's medical record and a copy shall be forwarded by the staff person ordering the change to the Facility Classification Office for placement in the juvenile's classification file.
(b) The recommendation for a change in observation status that involves a lower level of supervision shall be subject to review and approval by the Superintendent or designee before action is taken to change the type of observation.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 16 - SUICIDE PREVENTION › Section 13:95-16.9 - Daily written report

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The custody staff member on each shift, who is assigned to the special observation status post, shall complete Form JJC CO-3 Special Observation Status Monitoring Report.
(b) The completed Form JJC CO-3 shall be submitted to the highest ranking custody supervisor on duty at the conclusion of the shift, and copies of Form JJC CO-3 shall be forwarded by the third shift highest ranking custody supervisor to:
1. The Director of Custody Operations;
2. The Superintendent; and
3. The supervising psychologist of the secure facility.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 16 - SUICIDE PREVENTION › Section 13:95-16.10 - Personal property

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The highest ranking custody supervisor on duty, after consultation with the lead psychologist of the secure facility or other psychologist or psychiatrist, shall determine the items of personal property which a juvenile on special observation status is permitted to possess in the juvenile's room.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 16 - SUICIDE PREVENTION › Section 13:95-16.11 - Release from special observation status

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A psychiatrist, psychologist, or psychiatric advanced practice nurse employed or retained by the secure facility may recommend that the juvenile be released from special observation status by filling out Form JJC CO-5 Release from Special Observation Status.
(b) The recommendation to release a juvenile from special observation status (Form JJC CO-5) shall be subject to review and approval by the Superintendent or designee.
(c) The highest ranking custody supervisor on duty shall be notified by the Superintendent or designee of an order to release a juvenile from special observation status.
(d) If the juvenile's release from special observation status involves a transfer of the juvenile and space is unavailable to accommodate an immediate transfer, the highest ranking custody supervisor on duty shall determine the time the transfer will take place.
(e) Form JJC CO-5 shall be forwarded to the Facility Classification Office and a copy shall be filed in the juvenile's medical record.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 16 - SUICIDE PREVENTION › Section 13:95-16.12 - Attempt to commit suicide

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A custody staff member or other staff person who becomes aware that a juvenile is attempting to commit suicide, or apparently has already committed suicide, shall immediately notify Center Control.
(b) Center Control shall advise the custody staff member or other staff person on actions to take and shall send such additional supervisory, emergency, medical or other staff as are deemed necessary.
(c) A custody staff member shall enter the room to take action necessary and appropriate to preventing a suicide or injury to a juvenile, provided that doing so does not pose an undue risk to his or her own safety or to the safety of others.
(d) Factors which should be considered when determining whether to enter the room include, but are not limited to:
1. The availability and location of back-up staff;
2. The staff present at location of incident;
3. The availability of keys;
4. The potential for hostage situations; and
5. The emergent nature of present circumstances.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 16 - SUICIDE PREVENTION › Section 13:95-16.13 - Cutting tool

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
A special cutting tool known as a "911 rescue tool" shall be available to a custody staff officer for purposes of cutting down a hanging juvenile.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 16 - SUICIDE PREVENTION › Section 13:95-16.14 - Required post orders and management procedures relating to juveniles on special observation status

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Each secure facility shall develop written post orders and management procedures consistent with this subchapter.
(b) Such post orders and management procedures shall have as their primary goal the objectives set forth in 13:95-16.3(a), while giving due consideration to maintaining security of the secure facility and the safety of other juveniles and staff.
(c) The post orders and management procedures required hereunder shall be updated on a yearly basis, subject to review and approval of the Director of Operations.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 17 - PREGNANT JUVENILES AND CRITICAL INJURY OR DEATH OF JUVENILES › Section 13:95-17.1 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The purpose of this subchapter is to establish guidelines for:
1. Providing assistance to pregnant juveniles and placement of her newborn; and
2. Providing notification to next of kin in the event of a juvenile's critical illness or death.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 17 - PREGNANT JUVENILES AND CRITICAL INJURY OR DEATH OF JUVENILES › Section 13:95-17.2 - Care of pregnant juveniles

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The Commission shall provide a pregnant juvenile with medical and social services, which at a minimum shall include:
1. Prenatal medical evaluation and care, including the routine pregnancy tests given to all female juveniles upon admission to the secure facility;
2. Nutritional supplements and diet as prescribed by a physician, advance practice nurse or certified nurse midwife;
3. Counseling regarding:
i. Family planning;
ii. Prenatal Counseling and Education
iii. Birth control;
iv. Test results;
v. Termination of pregnancy;
vi. Child placement services; and
vii. Religious counseling, if desired by the juvenile; and
4. Appropriate postpartum care, including counseling for trauma related to surrender of baby.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 17 - PREGNANT JUVENILES AND CRITICAL INJURY OR DEATH OF JUVENILES › Section 13:95-17.3 - Obstetrical services

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
When the pregnant juvenile elects to carry the pregnancy to term, arrangements shall be scheduled in advance for the delivery at an appropriate medical facility.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 17 - PREGNANT JUVENILES AND CRITICAL INJURY OR DEATH OF JUVENILES › Section 13:95-17.4 - Maternity clothes, housing assignments, exercise and work schedules

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The secure facility shall provide the pregnant juvenile with:
1. Suitable maternity clothes;
2. Appropriate housing assignments, as may be recommended by a physician, advanced practice nurse or certified nurse midwife; and
3. Appropriate exercise and reduced work schedules, as deemed medically advisable by a treating physician, advance practice nurse or certified nurse midwife.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 17 - PREGNANT JUVENILES AND CRITICAL INJURY OR DEATH OF JUVENILES › Section 13:95-17.5 - Termination of pregnancy

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) As soon as possible after the pregnancy is diagnosed, a physician, advanced practice nurse or certified nurse midwife shall provide the pregnant juvenile with appropriate medical care, and the pregnant juvenile shall be given religious and social counseling to aid her in making the decision to continue or to terminate the pregnancy.
(b) Should the pregnant juvenile elect to terminate the pregnancy, arrangements shall be made by the health care provider without undue delay to schedule and complete the procedure, unless a treating physician, advance practice nurse or certified nurse midwife determines that the pregnancy cannot be terminated.
(c) A juvenile who elects to terminate a pregnancy shall be required to sign a form indicating her desire to terminate the pregnancy and acknowledging that she has received medical care and has been offered religious and social counseling in reaching her decision.
(d) A pregnancy shall be terminated, and follow-up care shall be provided, only at a medical facility or hospital licensed in New Jersey.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 17 - PREGNANT JUVENILES AND CRITICAL INJURY OR DEATH OF JUVENILES › Section 13:95-17.7 - Placement of infants and infant$DQ$s medical costs

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Unless alternative legal custody arrangements have been made by the juvenile's family or others, temporary custody of an infant born to a pregnant juvenile shall be assumed, or otherwise determined, by the appropriate state child protective services agency, but at no time shall custody be vested in the Commission.
(b) At no time shall the Commission assume or otherwise be responsible for any of the infant's medical costs.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 17 - PREGNANT JUVENILES AND CRITICAL INJURY OR DEATH OF JUVENILES › Section 13:95-17.8 - Critical illness or death of a juvenile; notification of next of kin

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) In the event of a juvenile's critical illness or death, the juvenile's next of kin shall be notified within 24 hours by the Superintendent or designee of the secure facility that maintains the classification and medical files of the juvenile.
(b) "Next of kin" shall be interpreted to mean:
1. Spouse;
2. Mother;
3. Father;
4. Guardian;
5. Persons connected by birth or marriage; or
6. Other persons indicated on official records.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 17 - PREGNANT JUVENILES AND CRITICAL INJURY OR DEATH OF JUVENILES › Section 13:95-17.9 - Advance directive for juvenile age 18 or older

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
At the request of a juvenile who is 18 years old or older, an advance directive that complies with 26:2H-55 et seq. shall be placed in the juvenile's medical record.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 17 - PREGNANT JUVENILES AND CRITICAL INJURY OR DEATH OF JUVENILES › Section 13:95-17.10 - Security procedures upon the death of a juvenile

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The appropriate state child protective services agency shall be notified promptly of the death of any juvenile under the age of 18.
(b) If death is confirmed other than in a hospital, the body cannot be moved to a hospital without the approval of the county medical examiner.
(c) Prior to release of a body from the secure facility, hospital or medical examiner, photographs and fingerprints shall be obtained by the Office of Investigations for the records.
(d) Subject to any religious tenets of the juvenile or intervening rights of a parent or guardian, an autopsy shall be performed when regulations by the county medical examiner so require and/or when requested by the medical or surgical staff of the medical facility where the juvenile expired.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 17 - PREGNANT JUVENILES AND CRITICAL INJURY OR DEATH OF JUVENILES › Section 13:95-17.11 - Claiming bodies of deceased juveniles

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Persons claiming the body of a deceased juvenile must contact the hospital where the juvenile expired or appropriate medical examiner's office where the body was taken in order to obtain the release of the body.
(b) The Commission shall not be responsible for the costs of burial or cremation for bodies of deceased juveniles that are claimed.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 17 - PREGNANT JUVENILES AND CRITICAL INJURY OR DEATH OF JUVENILES › Section 13:95-17.12 - Burial or cremation of unclaimed bodies

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The Commission shall arrange for the burial or cremation of unclaimed bodies of juveniles. The county medical examiner's office shall be contacted for assistance in such cases.
(b) An unclaimed body shall be cremated where it is reasonably believed that it would not violate the religious tenets of the deceased juvenile.
(c) The Social Security Administration, Veteran's Administration and the New Jersey Department of Human Services shall be contacted by the secure facility for any possible death benefits.
(d) Money remaining in the account of a deceased juvenile may be used for burial or cremation expenses.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 17 - PREGNANT JUVENILES AND CRITICAL INJURY OR DEATH OF JUVENILES › Section 13:95-17.13 - Distribution of money and personal belongings of deceased juveniles

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Prior to the distribution of any money remaining in the account of a deceased juvenile, those funds shall be used to pay:
1. Court ordered penalty assessments, restitution and fines;
2. Other revenue obligations or fees;
3. Fees for medical and/or dental treatment; and
4. Fees for prescription or nonprescription drugs or medicine.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 17 - PREGNANT JUVENILES AND CRITICAL INJURY OR DEATH OF JUVENILES › Section 13:95-17.14 - Written procedures

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The Superintendent or designee shall be responsible for the development and implementation of written procedures consistent with the requirements of this subchapter and shall incorporate these procedures in the secure facility resident handbook.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 19 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS AND PACKAGES › Section 13:95-19.1 - Notice to juveniles

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) 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 posting appropriate notices in each housing area and other areas of the secure facility.
(b) During the admission orientation program, juveniles shall be given a description and explanation of all such rules and procedures.
(c) All 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 13:95-12.7.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 19 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS AND PACKAGES › Section 13:95-19.2 - 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 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 19 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS AND PACKAGES › Section 13:95-19.3 - Limitation on number of postage stamps

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Each secure facility shall establish a limit of stamps that juveniles may possess that is consistent with the maintenance of security and the orderly operation of the secure facility.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 19 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS AND PACKAGES › Section 13:95-19.4 - Limitation on source of publications

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Juveniles in general population shall be permitted to receive hardcover books, paperback books, magazines and other soft cover publications from the publisher or source of sale only.
(b) Juveniles shall be permitted to receive newspapers only by subscription mailed directly from the publisher.
(c) The Superintendent or designee may impose reasonable restrictions on the number of publications a juvenile in general population may receive to the extent appropriate for purposes of ensuring the safe, secure and orderly operation of the secure facility or operational unit.
(d) All books, magazines, publications and newspapers must be prepaid.
(e) Limitations regarding publications for juveniles confined in protective custody and temporary close custody shall be set forth in the unit internal management procedures.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 19 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS AND PACKAGES › Section 13:95-19.5 - Limitations on packages

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Each secure facility Superintendent or designee shall promulgate:
1. Internal management procedures written in accordance with this section that include a written list of items which may be received in a package; and
2. A limit on the number and weight of packages which may be received by a juvenile each month.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 19 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS AND PACKAGES › Section 13:95-19.6 - Correspondence in language other than English

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
All secure facilities 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 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 19 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS AND PACKAGES › Section 13:95-19.7 - 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 13:95-19.24. Mail between juveniles may not be read except as provided for 13:95-19.8(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 secure facility or operational unit.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 19 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS AND PACKAGES › Section 13:95-19.8 - 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 13:95-19.24. 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 secure facility's mail room, or wherever the confidentiality of the list can be maintained.
(c) The sender's name and address and the juvenile's name and number should appear legibly on the outside of all incoming correspondence.
(d) Correspondence without either the juvenile's name or number shall be returned to the sender. When both the juvenile's name or number 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 or number do 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 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 19 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS AND PACKAGES › Section 13:95-19.9 - 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 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 19 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS AND PACKAGES › Section 13:95-19.10 - Identification of secure facility on outgoing correspondence

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The full name of the secure facility shall be clearly stamped or printed in the upper left corner of all outgoing envelopes from juveniles or juvenile groups.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 19 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS AND PACKAGES › Section 13:95-19.11 - 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" in 13:95-1.3.
(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" in 13:95-1.3.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 19 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS AND PACKAGES › Section 13:95-19.12 - 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 secure facility 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 13:95-19.24, the Superintendent shall immediately notify the Director of Operations. 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 Operations.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 19 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS AND PACKAGES › Section 13:95-19.13 - 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 and number on the envelope.
(b) A juvenile who is sending legal correspondence out of the secure facility 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 as that term is defined in 13:95-1.3.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 19 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS AND PACKAGES › Section 13:95-19.14 - 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 and number shall appear legibly on the outside of all incoming publications.
(b) Publications without both the juvenile's name and number 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 95 - SECURE FACILITIES › Subchapter 19 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS AND PACKAGES › Section 13:95-19.15 - 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 and number or the name of the juvenile group shall appear legibly on the outside of the publication.
(c) If both the name and number of the sender do 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 or juvenile group. If the sender cannot be identified, the outgoing publication shall be destroyed.
(d) Except as stated in (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 13:95-19.37 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 investigative unit or mail room of the secure facility, or wherever the confidentiality of the list can be maintained.