N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:18-6.21

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 10A:18-6.21 - Suspension of visiting program under emergency conditions

(a) The Administrator of a correctional facility shall notify the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections whenever the safety, security and orderly operation of the correctional facility is seriously threatened.

(b) The Commissioner shall determine if an emergency exists at the correctional facility and shall make a public declaration to this effect through the Department of Corrections Office of Public Information.

(c) In order to return the correctional facility to a safe, secure and orderly operation, the Administrator may suspend certain programs for the duration of the emergency. The Administrator shall consult with the Commissioner regarding the suspension of programs.

(d) The visiting program, including visits to inmates by attorneys and attorney representatives, may be suspended for the duration of an emergency. Information concerning such suspension shall be made part of the public announcement of an emergency.

(e) A public declaration shall be made through the Department of Corrections Office of Public Information when the state of emergency has passed, and the scheduling of visits by attorneys and attorney representatives shall be reinstated beginning no later than 24 hours from this public declaration. A statement to this effect shall be made in the public declaration.

(f) The public declaration that the state of emergency has passed shall also contain a statement as to whether the visiting program shall be reinstated. If the visiting program is not to be reinstated, a second public declaration shall be made announcing the date that the visiting program shall be reinstated.

(g) The scheduling of visiting, in terms of the number of visitors, times of visitation and frequency of visits, shall be subject to special conditions as determined by the Administrator in consultation with the Commissioner. Efforts shall be made to supply all such pertinent information in the public declaration announcing reinstatement of the visiting program.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:18-6.21

Recodified from N.J.A.C. 10A:18-6.20 by R.1998 d.526, effective 11/2/1998.
See: 30 New Jersey Register 2810(a), 30 New Jersey Register 3965(a).
Amended by R.2002 d.407, effective 12/16/2002.
See: 34 New Jersey Register 3050(a), 34 New Jersey Register 4444(b).
Substituted "Administrator" for "Superintendent" throughout; in (b) and (e), inserted "of Corrections" preceding "Office of Public Information".