New Jersey Administrative Code

(a) The Volunteer Services Site Coordinator shall prepare monthly and annual reports of volunteer services and submit the reports in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10A:21, Reports. (b) A list of volunteer applicants who have been approved or rejected shall be included in the monthly re…

(a) The Departmental Coordinator of Volunteer Services shall develop written internal management procedures and post orders to govern the Volunteer Service Program. 1. The Assistant Commissioner shall review and sign the internal management procedures and post orders at least ann…

(a) Volunteers may be recruited by the Volunteer Services Site Coordinator or by other interested individuals. (b) When recruiting volunteers, emphasis shall be placed on the service(s) needed, as determined by the Department, and the following qualifications of the prospective v…

(a) A volunteer must be at least 18 years old to be eligible to participate in the Volunteer Service Program of any correctional facility. (b) A relative, friend or any other individual involved in a business or personal relationship with an inmate, shall not be permitted to part…

(a) Any person desiring to serve as a volunteer shall be subject to certain background checks and shall obtain from the Volunteer Services Site Coordinator the following forms: 1. 450-I Volunteer Application; 2. 450-II Volunteer Rules and Responsibilities; and 3. IDU: A0003 Appli…

(a) Applicants shall be evaluated on the basis of the information provided at the interview, the information entered on Form 450-I Volunteer Application and the information provided in the letter of endorsement from the organization the volunteer represents or is a member of. (b)…

(a) Designated staff at each correctional facility shall develop and publish a Volunteer Handbook that shall bear the date of publication on the cover or front page. (b) Prior to the start of volunteer services, each volunteer shall receive and sign a document acknowledging recei…

(a) Designated staff at each correctional facility shall provide orientation and training sessions to all volunteers prior to assignment to any correctional facility service. (b) Orientation and training sessions shall include, but are not limited to, the following topics: 1. Rul…

(a) Volunteers shall be assigned to correctional facility services in accordance with the volunteer's interests and capabilities and in accordance with the needs of the correctional facility. Services to which volunteers may be assigned shall include, but are not limited to: 1. T…

(a) The Office of Transitional Services is responsible for the continuum of care for inmates, which includes, but is not limited to: 1. Establishing an effective transitional process at each correctional facility that reduces service duplication and improves inter-agency and intr…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:17-4.2 Repealed by R.2009 d.57, effective 2/17/2009. See: 40 N.J.R. 5941(a), 41 N.J.R. 876(b). Section was "Composition of the Social Work Advisory Committee".

(a) The goal of providing social services in a correctional facility/unit shall be to respond to the social needs of the inmate and to the management needs of the correctional facility/unit by maintaining and delivering a diversified range of services. These services may include,…

(a) Social work caseload ratios shall be designed to provide the social worker with sufficient opportunity for the delivery of services necessary for the effective maintenance of social services to each inmate. (b) Caseloads shall be assigned at the discretion of the Social Work …

(a) The Social Work Supervisor shall be responsible for providing information regarding training opportunities for the social work staff including, but not limited to, Departmental and outside agency training programs, workshops, seminars and conferences. (b) In accordance with c…

(a) The Social Work Supervisor or designee, in conjunction with the Director of the Office of Transitional Services or designee, and the social work staff shall develop a manual for the practice of social work and the maintenance and delivery of social services within the correct…

(a) Social Work reports shall be submitted to the correctional facility Administrator or designee. (b) Reports of unusual incidents or events shall be handled in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10A:21, Reports. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:17-4.7 Amended by 48 N.J.R. 1459(a), effective …

(a) The Supervisor of Social Work shall ensure that confidential social service records are securely maintained and handled in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10A:22, Records. (b) Information regarding inmates shall not be provided to, or discussed with, unauthorized persons. Inmate inf…

(a) Each inmate has the right to freedom of religious affiliation and voluntary religious worship while incarcerated, but the exercise of such right may be subject to reasonable restrictions related to penological interests in order to maintain the safe, secure and orderly operat…

(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 h…

(a) Religious holidays of recognized faith groups shall be acknowledged. (b) Special religious services or activities may be scheduled for inmates of a particular faith so those inmates may observe their religious holidays. The scheduling of these special religious services and a…

(a) Inmates shall be permitted to receive through the mail and retain religious literature and the indicia of religion, such as missals, prayer books, shawls and prayer rugs. (b) Inmates shall be permitted to send out of the correctional facility religious literature or indicia o…

(a) Although the chaplain shall serve the correctional facility as a minister of the faith that he or she represents, the chaplain shall not limit counseling, pastoral or other ministerial activities and/or responsibilities to inmates of the chaplain's religious preference and af…

(a) Community volunteers for religious activities shall be recruited, oriented, trained and evaluated in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10A:17-2 Volunteer Service Program. (b) The chaplain shall be the immediate supervisor of volunteers for religious activities, and shall familiarize t…

(a) The chaplain shall make services available to all inmates confined to a Close Custody Unit and/or the inmate may request and be provided religious counseling or pastoral services in compliance with N.J.A.C. 10A:5 and N.J.A.C. 10A:4-10. (b) The chaplain shall make services ava…

Inmates assigned to satellite units may receive counseling or pastoral services provided by the chaplain (see N.J.A.C. 10A:17-6, Correctional Facility/Unit Chaplaincy) or a volunteer religious group leader from the community (see N.J.A.C. 10A:17-2, Volunteer Service Program). Not…

(a) Correctional facility Administrators shall not be required to provide every religious sect or group with:1. Outside clergy; 2. Space; and/or 3. Schedule time for religious activity. (b) An inmate belonging to a nontraditional religion and wishing to practice his or her religi…

(a) An inmate who wishes to organize a religious group that is not already officially recognized in the correctional facility/unit shall submit a written request to the Administrator, which contains the following information: 1. The official name of the religious organization or …

Upon request, the chaplain may provide pastoral services to the correctional facility/unit staff, and may be available for counseling in periods of bereavement, emergencies and other crisis situations. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:17-5.19 Amended by R.2003 d.403, effective 10/20/…

(a) No person shall disparage an inmate's religious beliefs or deliberately seek to persuade an inmate to change his or her religious affiliation. (b) While under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey Department of Corrections, an inmate shall not be prevented from voluntarily chang…

(a) Clergy from the community who wish to provide ministerial services to an inmate may be approved for a contact visit with an inmate in compliance with N.J.A.C. 10A:18-6. (b) An inmate who wishes to receive visits during regularly scheduled visit times from clergy from the comm…

(a) During reception into a correctional facility, each inmate's religious preference shall be recorded in his or her classification record. (b) The inmate shall promptly notify the Classification Officer of any change in religious affiliation, which shall then be entered into th…

(a) The Supervisor of Chaplaincy Services, chaplain or other designated staff member shall submit monthly and annual reports of chaplaincy activities to the Administrator or designee. (b) Copies of monthly and annual reports shall be forwarded by the Supervisor of Chaplaincy Serv…

(a) Inmates in the custody of the Department of Corrections, including satellite units, except as established in (b) below, shall not be permitted to attend worship services and/or religious activities in the community. (b) Worship service and/or religious activity attendance by …

(a) Dependent upon available resources and consistent with internal discipline, order, safety and security, the correctional facility shall provide adequate space and equipment so as to enable inmates to: 1. Participate in worship services or other religious rites; 2. Receive rel…

(a) During orientation, inmates shall be informed of the following: 1. Chaplaincy services; 2. Religious activities; and 3. Other aspects of the religious program. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:17-5.5

(a) All religious services, activities or meetings shall be coordinated and scheduled by the Supervisor of Chaplaincy Service, chaplain or other designated staff member, subject to approval of the Administrator or designee. (b) Factors to be considered when scheduling religious a…

When, in the opinion of the Administrator or designee, there is substantial evidence that disruptive or illicit activity has occurred or is likely to occur, one or more inmates may have their attendance at group worship restricted or denied, or a scheduled religious service, acti…

(a) Religious ritualistic elements, including, but not limited to, sacramental wine, fragrance oil in approved containers and matzo, which are necessary as part of the religious service, may be brought into the correctional facility only by the chaplain or a volunteer religious g…

(a) An inmate who cannot eat the food served to the general population because of the inmate's religious beliefs may request a steady diet of religious vegetarian meals that shall be provided on a continuing basis. Upon review and approval of the request by the chaplain of the co…

(a) The Coordinator, Chaplaincy Services shall be responsible for the overall planning and implementation of religious programs within State correctional facilities/units. (b) The Coordinator, Chaplaincy Services shall provide consultation, support and coordination to all adminis…

The Administrator or designee shall consult with the Coordinator, Chaplaincy Services on professional, technical and administrative matters related to correctional facility/unit chaplaincy and religious activities. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:17-6.2 Amended by R.2003 d.403, effe…

(a) The Supervisor of Chaplaincy Services, chaplain or other designated staff member shall be responsible to the Administrator or designee for coordinating and supervising the religious activities of the correctional facility/unit and ensuring that the requirements of N.J.A.C. 10…

(a) Each correctional facility chaplain shall:1. Serve as minister of the faith he or she represents; 2. Serve as liaison between correctional facility/unit authorities, the inmates whose faiths are not represented in the correctional facility/unit and the representatives of thos…

(a) The Coordinator, Chaplaincy Services shall be responsible for recruiting candidates for chaplaincy positions and for increasing the public awareness of the vital need for chaplaincy services in a correctional facility setting. Recruitment may be done on a personal basis and/o…

(a) The Religious Issues Committee shall consist of the following Departmental staff: 1. The Director, Office of Community Programs and Outreach Services or designee; 2. A correctional facility Administrator or designee; 3. Correction Major; and 4. Three correctional facility cha…

(a) The Coordinator, Chaplaincy Services shall maintain a file of resumes of applicants for chaplaincy positions pursuant to N.J.A.C. 10A:17-6.8. (b) When a vacancy in a chaplaincy position occurs at a correctional facility, the Administrator or designee shall notify the Coordina…

(a) The Coordinator, Chaplaincy Services shall maintain files containing up-to-date resumes and applications of qualified candidates who are interested in correctional facility chaplaincy positions. (b) The Coordinator, Chaplaincy Services shall maintain copies of the monthly and…