N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:18-6.16

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 10A:18-6.16 - Supervision of visits

(a) Visits shall be supervised to help prevent the passage of contraband and to ensure the security and orderly operation of the correctional facility.

(b) The staff member in charge of the visiting room shall be responsible for ensuring that all visits are conducted in a quiet, orderly and dignified manner.

(c) The staff member(s) supervising visits should be cognizant of any articles passed between the inmate and the visitor. If there is a reasonable suspicion that articles are being passed which constitute contraband or are otherwise in violation of the law or regulations, the articles shall be confiscated and examined.

(d) Handshaking, embracing and kissing shall be permitted, within appropriate bounds, at the beginning and end of the visit in order to minimize the opportunity to introduce contraband into the correctional facility.

1. An inmate and visitor may hold hands during the visit.

2. Time restrictions regarding contact shall not apply to small children.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:18-6.16

Amended by R.1997 d.431, effective 10/6/1997.
See: 29 N.J.R. 2769(a), 29 N.J.R. 4311(c).
In (a), substituted "orderly operation" for "welfare"; in (c), substituted "reasonable suspicion" for "substantial basis to conclude"; recodified (b)i and ii as (b)1 and 2; and in (b)2, substituted "Time restrictions regarding contact shall not" for "Contact restrictions shall not".
Amended by R.2008 d.141, effective 6/2/2008.
See: 39 N.J.R. 5043(a), 40 N.J.R. 3309(a).
In (a), substituted "ensure" for "insure".