N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:17-5.10

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 9, May 6, 2024

Section 10A:17-5.10 - Request for placement on and removal from the religious vegetarian meal list

(a) In order to be considered for placement on the list of inmates who are approved to receive a steady diet of vegetarian meals on a continuing basis, the inmate must complete Sections I and II of Form 370-I Religious Vegetarian Meals, which may be obtained on request from the housing unit Social Worker.

(b) The inmate shall forward Form 370-I Religious Vegetarian Meals, with Sections I and II completed, to the correctional facility chaplain for review.

(c) The chaplain may interview an inmate who has requested placement on the list of inmates approved for a steady diet of vegetarian meals on a continuing basis if deemed necessary. In no case shall the interview be used to proselytize the inmate.

(d) The approved Form 370-I Religious Vegetarian Meals shall be forwarded by the chaplain to the Institutional Classification Committee (I.C.C.) and the chaplain shall notify the inmate.

(e) The Institutional Classification Committee shall submit the name of an inmate who has been approved for a steady diet of vegetarian meals on a continuing basis to the Food Service Department.

(f) The disapproved Form 370-I Religious Vegetarian Meals shall be forwarded by the chaplain to the Classification Department and the chaplain shall notify the inmate. The chaplain's decision is not subject to being overruled by the Institutional Classification Committee (I.C.C.).

(g) Disapproved requests for a steady diet of religious vegetarian meals on a continuing basis may be appealed by the inmate in writing to the Administrator or designee. The Administrator or designee shall approve or disapprove the appeal within five business days and provide a written statement of reasons for the decision.

(h) Any inmate who wishes to be added or deleted from the list of inmates approved for a steady diet of vegetarian meals on a continuing basis shall provide 30 calendar days written notice to the correctional facility chaplain using Form 370-I Religious Vegetarian Meals.

(i) An inmate who is receiving a steady diet of religious vegetarian meals on a continuing basis is not permitted to possess, purchase from the commissary, or consume food that is prohibited by the inmate's religious dietary laws. Documentation of any violation of this provision shall result in removal of the inmate's name from the list of inmates approved for the steady diet of religious vegetarian meals on a continuing basis and the inmate shall not be eligible to reapply for 90 calendar days.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:17-5.10

Amended by R.1999 d.380, effective 11/1/1999.
See: 31 N.J.R. 2125(a), 31 N.J.R. 3338(a).
Rewrote (g); and added (i).
Amended by R.2009 d.57, effective 2/17/2009.
See: 40 N.J.R. 5941(a), 41 N.J.R. 876(b).
Section was "Request for placement on and removal from the religious vegetarian diet list". Substituted "Meals" for "Diet" and "chaplain" for "Chaplain" throughout; in (a), (c) and (h), substituted "meals on a continuing basis" for "diets"; in (a), inserted "who are" and substituted "to receive a steady diet of" for "for" preceding "vegetarian"; in (c) and (h), inserted "a steady diet of"; in (e) and (g), substituted "meals on a continuing basis" for "diet" and "a steady diet of" for "placement on a"; in (f), substituted "chaplain's" for "Chaplain's"; and in (i), inserted "steady diet of" in the first sentence, substituted the first occurrence of "meals on a continuing basis" for the first occurrence of "diet", "inmate's name" for "inmate", and the second occurrence of "meals on a continuing basis" for "diet list" and inserted "list of inmates approved for the steady diet of".