N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:9-3.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 10A:9-3.1 - Responsibilities of the Institutional Classification Committee (I.C.C.)

(a) Under the direction of the Commissioner, each correctional facility shall establish an I.C.C. (see N.J.A.C. 10A:1-2.3), which shall be responsible for:

1. Assignment of inmates to work, educational, vocational and treatment programs appropriate to their needs;

2. Monitoring the progress of inmates by performing periodic reviews to ensure that rehabilitative efforts are being maximized;

3. Review of inmate applications for change in custody status.

i. Under the direction of the Commissioner, all I.C.C. custody status change reviews resulting in denial of full minimum custody status require a second review by Classification Services -Central Office (see N.J.A.C. 10A:1-2.3) to support, or not support, initial I.C.C. findings. Inmates shall not be informed of initial I.C.C. decisions when a second review is required (see N.J.A.C. 10A:9-3.12); inmates shall be informed only of the final decision for a status change to full minimum custody status following conclusion of all appropriate reviews;

4. Review of inmate requests for transfer to other facilities;

5. Making changes in the housing or program assignments of inmates;

6. Review and approval, or disapproval, of inmates for participation in community release programs.

i. Under the direction of the Commissioner, all I.C.C. reviews resulting in approval for participation in a community release program, and agreed to by the facility administrator, require a second review by COHQ staff members of the Office of Community Programs (OCP) Review Committee (See N.J.A.C. 10A:1-2.3) to approve or disapprove I.C.C. findings. Inmates shall not be informed of initial I.C.C. decisions when a second review is required (see N.J.A.C. 10A:9-3.12); inmates shall be informed only of the final decision for RCP participation following conclusion of all appropriate reviews.

7. Confirmation or modification of the imposition of a Restorative Housing Unit sanction;

8. Review of Restrictive Activities Program assignments at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center (A.D.T.C.); and

9. Review of referrals from the Disciplinary Hearing Officers.

10. Review and approval or disapproval of applications for the Electronic Monitoring/Home Confinement Program.

(b) Subcommittees may be created to address specific topics identified by the I.C.C.

(c) The facility administrator, or designee, has the authority to review and approve or disapprove any custody status recommended by the I.C.C.

(d) Designated individuals, work groups, and/or committees from Classification Services at COHQ (see N.J.A.C. 10A:1-2.3) has (have) the authority to support, or not support, initial I.C. C. findings and remand unsupported I.C.C. findings for re-review of denials of full minimum custody status.

(e) The Office of Community Programs (OCP) (see N.J.A.C. 10A:1-2.3) has the authority to review and approve or disapprove any I.C.C. approvals for participation in community release programs recommended by the I.C.C.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:9-3.1

Recodified from 10A:9-3.2 by R.1992 d.79, effective 2/18/1992.
See: 23 N.J.R. 3721(a), 24 N.J.R. 612(a).
Repealed section 10A:9-3.1 was "Composition of the Institutional Classification Committee (I.C.C.)". Revised text.
Amended by R.2002 d.190, effective 6/17/2002.
See: 34 N.J.R. 1082(a), 34 N.J.R. 2030(a).
Rewrote the section.
Amended by R.2004 d.180, effective 5/3/2004.
See: 36 N.J.R. 6(b), 36 N.J.R. 2241(b).
In (a), substituted "shall establish an I.C.C. which" for "shall establish an Institutional Classification Committee (I.C.C.) which" in the introductory paragraph and rewrote 6.
Amended by R.2007 d.379, effective 12/17/2007.
See: 39 N.J.R. 2445(a), 39 N.J.R. 5340(b).
Added (b).
Amended by R.2014 d.027, effective 2/3/2014.
See: 45 N.J.R. 13(a), 46 N.J.R. 297(a).
In the introductory paragraph of (a), inserted a comma following "I.C.C."; and in (a)7, substituted "administrative segregation" for "Administrative Segregation".

Amended by 52 N.J.R. 2060(a), effective 11/16/2020

Amended by 53 N.J.R. 737(a), effective 5/3/2021

Amended by 54 N.J.R. 1610(a), effective 8/15/2022