New Jersey Administrative Code

(a) Inmates shall not be permitted to use either the pink or the blue and white interoffice envelopes which are purchased for use by State employees. (b) Inmates using or possessing State interoffice envelopes shall be charged with Prohibited Act .210--possession of anything not …

(a) Each correctional facility shall establish a limit of 80 or less first class postage stamps that inmates may possess consistent with the maintenance of security and the orderly operation of the correctional facility. The total number of stamps that an inmate may possess shall…

All State correctional facilities shall permit incoming and outgoing correspondence and electronic correspondence of the inmates to be in a language other than English. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:18-2.4 Amended by R.1997 d.431, effective 10/6/1997. See: 29 New Jersey Register 2…

(a) All inmate correspondence to or from other incarcerated inmates may be read to ensure that the correspondence does not contain any content prohibited by N.J.A.C. 10A:18-2.1 4. (b) The Administrator/Administrative Unit Supervisor/Director or designee shall be authorized to lim…

(a) Each piece of incoming correspondence shall be opened and inspected by designated correctional facility staff. (b) The sender's name and address and the inmate's name and number should appear legibly on the outside of all incoming correspondence. (c) The inmate's name and num…

(a) Outgoing correspondence shall be reviewed by designated correctional facility staff to determine the sender. If the sender of the correspondence cannot be identified, the correspondence shall be destroyed. (b) Outgoing mail shall not be opened, read or censored if it is consi…

Legal correspondence shall be processed in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10A:18-3, Legal Correspondence. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:18-2.8 Amended by R.1997 d.431, effective 10/6/1997. See: 29 New Jersey Register 2769(a), 29 New Jersey Register 4311(c).

(a) The inmate's name and number or the name of the inmate group shall appear legibly on the outside of all outgoing correspondence. (b) If an inmate's name and number or the name of the inmate group does not appear on the outside of the correspondence, it shall be opened and exa…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:18-3.1 Amended by R.1997 d.431, effective 10/6/1997. See: 29 New Jersey Register 2769(a), 29 New Jersey Register 4311(c). Reserved by 55 N.J.R. 1182(b), effective 6/5/2023

(a) The correctional facility shall obtain an inmate's forwarding address at or about the time of the inmate's release on parole or at the expiration of the inmate's maximum sentence. (b) The inmate shall be asked whether legal correspondence received at the correctional facility…

(a) When an inmate is remanded to a county jail or other facility in which he or she is temporarily detained to await trial for a prior offense or for any other reasons, legal correspondence received for the inmate at the correctional facility shall be forwarded to the other faci…

(a) All incoming legal correspondence addressed to an inmate who has escaped from a correctional facility shall be returned to the sender with an indication that the inmate is no longer in custody. (b) If the incoming legal correspondence does not have a return address, it shall …

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:18-3.13 Repealed by R.1997 d.431, effective 10/6/1997. See: 29 New Jersey Register 2769(a), 29 New Jersey Register 4311(c). Section was "Inmate use of inter-office correspondence".

(a) All outgoing legal correspondence shall be clearly marked with the inmate's name and number on the envelope. (b) An inmate who is sending legal correspondence out of the correctional facility shall be responsible for clearly marking "legal mail" on the front and back of the e…

(a) The return address on the outside of an envelope should clearly indicate that the correspondence is being sent from a legal correspondent as established in the definition for "legal correspondence" in N.J.A.C. 10A:1-2.2. (b) Mail sent from a legal correspondent shall be consi…

(a) Incoming legal correspondence shall be opened and inspected by designated correctional facility staff for contraband only. (b) Incoming legal correspondence shall be opened and inspected only in the presence of the inmate to whom it is addressed. (c) Incoming legal correspond…

(a) Legal correspondence need not be sent by certified or registered mail. (b) If an inmate has sufficient funds in his or her account to cover the costs of mailing and the inmate prefers to use certified, preferential, insured, or registered mail, the inmate shall be permitted t…

Inmates who have insufficient funds to send legal correspondence as certified or registered mail and who are concerned that they have no proof of service where regular mail is employed, shall be advised that under the rules of court, an affidavit of service filed with the clerk o…

(a) If a nonindigent inmate has funds in his or her account, the nonindigent inmate shall be charged for the total cost of mailing legal correspondence. (b) If the nonindigent inmate has temporarily overdrawn his or her account or has a balance in the account, but the balance is …

(a) The correctional facility shall provide letter writing materials and shall assume the cost of mailing legal correspondence for indigent inmates as defined in N.J.A.C. 10A:1-2.2. (b) The cost of mailing legal correspondence shall extend only to First Class or standard postage …

(a) Whenever an inmate is transferred from one correctional facility to another, the inmate shall be responsible for notifying his or her correspondents of the change of address. (b) For a period not to exceed three months, the correctional facility from which the inmate is trans…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:18-4.1 Amended by R.1997 d.431, effective 10/6/1997. See: 29 N.J.R. 2769(a), 29 N.J.R. 4311(c). Amended by R.2008 d.141, effective 6/2/2008. See: 39 N.J.R. 5043(a), 40 N.J.R. 3309(a). Added (e). Reserved by 55 N.J.R. 1182(b), effective 6/5/2023…

(a) Publications which are withheld from an inmate shall be disposed of in a manner determined by the inmate and at his or her expense. (b) If the publication is withheld pursuant to N.J.A.C. 10A:18-4.9, it shall be turned over to the correctional facility Special Investigations …

(a) When a publication violates one of the categories cited in N.J.A.C. 10A:18-4.9 and is withheld in the mail room, the following action shall be taken: 1. The staff member who withholds the publication must submit a written report, no later than the end of the shift to the shif…

(a) When a publication violates one of the categories cited in N.J.A.C. 10A:18-4.9 and is removed from the inmate's possession, the following action shall be taken: 1. The staff member who removes the publication from the inmate must submit a written report, no later than the end…

(a) When a publication has been withheld in the mail room or when a publication has been removed from the inmate's possession, the sender or inmate may appeal the action of the shift commander to the Administrator within 10 calendar days of the date of the notice. (b) The sender …

(a) Whenever an inmate is transferred from one correctional facility to another, the inmate shall be responsible for notifying the publishers of the change of address. (b) For a period not to exceed three months, the correctional facility from which the inmate is transferred shal…

(a) The correctional facility shall obtain an inmate's forwarding address at or about the time of the inmate's release on parole or at the expiration of the inmate's maximum sentence. (b) The inmate shall be asked whether publications received at the correctional facility should …

(a) When an inmate is remanded to a county jail or other facility in which he or she is temporarily detained to await trial for a prior offense or for any other reasons, publications received for the inmate at the correctional facility shall be forwarded to the other facility, up…

(a) All publications addressed to an inmate who has escaped from a correctional facility shall be returned to the sender with an indication that the inmate is no longer in custody. (b) If the publication does not have a return address, it shall be opened to determine the sender. …

(a) Inmates in general population shall be permitted to receive hardcover books, paperback books, magazines and other softcover publications from an authorized source of sale only, such as, but not limited to, the publisher, a book club or a bookstore. (b) Inmates shall be permit…

All State correctional facilities shall permit incoming publications in a language other than English. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:18-4.3

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:18-4.4 Amended by R.1989 d.318, effective 6/19/1989. See: 21 New Jersey Register 837(a), 21 New Jersey Register 1701(a). Deleted reference to correctional facilities "within the State" thus authorizing reading of publications to or from inmates from o…

(a) Each incoming publication, including electronic publications, shall be opened and inspected for contraband, but shall not be read unless there is reason to believe that the publication contains disapproved content (see N.J.A.C. 10A:18-4.9) and then only upon the prior authori…

(a) The sender's name and address and the inmate's name and number shall appear legibly on the outside of all incoming publications. (b) The inmate's name and number shall appear on the outside of the incoming publication. Publications without both the inmate's name and number sh…

(a) Outgoing publications shall be reviewed to determine the sender. (b) The inmate's name and number or the name of the inmate group shall appear legibly on the outside of the publication. (c) If both the name and number of the sender do not appear on the outside of the outgoing…

(a) All properly identified and inspected incoming publications (see N.J.A.C. 10A:18-4.5 and N.J.A.C. 10A:18-4.6) shall be distributed to inmates within one day of their receipt in the mail room, excluding weekends, holidays and during emergency incidents. (b) All properly identi…

(a) Any incoming publication may be withheld in the mail room or taken from an inmate's possession if it falls within one of the following categories: 1. The publication contains material that is detrimental to the security and/or order of the correctional facility because it inc…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:18-5.1 Amended by R.1997 d.431, effective 10/6/1997. See: 29 New Jersey Register 2769(a), 29 New Jersey Register 4311(c). Reserved by 55 N.J.R. 1182(b), effective 6/5/2023

(a) All incoming packages addressed to an inmate who has escaped from a correctional facility shall be returned to the sender with an indication that the inmate is no longer in custody. (b) If the package does not have a return address, the package shall be opened to determine th…

(a) Each correctional facility Administrator or designee shall promulgate: 1. Internal management procedures written in accordance with this section that include a written list of items which may be received in a package; and 2. A limit on the number and weight of packages which …

(a) Every incoming package shall be opened and searched for contraband except as established in (c) below. (b) Any item of contraband which is found during a search shall be processed in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10A:3-6. (c) Any package(s) received from a source other than an aut…

(a) Every incoming package shall be clearly marked with the name and address of the source of sale and the inmate's name and number. (b) The inmate's name and number or the name of the inmate group shall appear on the outside of the incoming mailed package. Packages without both …

(a) Every outgoing package shall be opened and inspected. (b) Every outgoing package shall be clearly marked with the inmate's name and number or the name of the inmate group on the outside of the package. (c) If either the inmate's name or number or the name of the inmate group …

(a) All properly identified incoming packages (see N.J.A.C. 10A:18-5.4) shall be distributed to inmates as soon as possible to avoid spoilage of perishable items. (b) All properly identified outgoing packages (see N.J.A.C. 10A:18-5.4) shall be sent to the post office within one d…

(a) Whenever an inmate is transferred from one correctional facility to another, the inmate shall be responsible for notifying his or her correspondents of the change of address. (b) For a period not to exceed three months, the correctional facility from which the inmate is trans…

(a) The correctional facility shall obtain an inmate's forwarding address at or about the time of the inmate's release on parole or at the expiration of the inmate's maximum sentence. (b) The inmate shall be asked whether packages received at the correctional facility should be f…