N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:31-8.10

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

Section 10A:31-8.10 - Counts

(a) At the end of each work shift, a count shall be taken by the oncoming shift custody staff.

(b) Custody staff taking count shall convey count sheets to the area/individual designated in adult county correctional facility internal management procedures.

(c) Inmates assigned to cell blocks shall be in their respective cells during counts. During the count, custody staff shall verify that the inmates being counted are alive and not in an unsafe situation.

(d) No one except a custody staff member shall conduct a count.

(e) During the third shift hours, approximately 10 P.M. to 6 A.M., inmates shall be counted every half hour and the results of these counts shall be communicated to the central control area.

(f) The information contained on signed count slips shall be transposed to a master log located in the Center Control.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:31-8.10

Recodified from 10A:31-8.8 by R.1994 d.484, effective 9/19/1994.
See: 26 New Jersey Register 2841(a), 26 New Jersey Register 3863(a).
Amended by R.2000 d.332, effective 8/7/2000.
See: 32 New Jersey Register 1894(a), 32 New Jersey Register 2945(a).
Substituted references to custody staff for references to correctional officers throughout; rewrote (e); and in (f), inserted "signed" preceding "count".
Amended by R.2006 d.59, effective 2/6/2006.
See: 37 N.J.R. 3201(a), 38 N.J.R. 995(a).
In (a), deleted "written"; rewrote (b).