N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:17-5.13

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 10A:17-5.13 - Interfaith religious activity within the correctional facility

(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 affiliation.

(b) Where only one chaplain serves the correctional facility, he or she shall cooperate with representatives of other faith groups that have been approved to minister to inmates in the correctional facility.

(c) Inmates of various religious preferences and affiliations shall be permitted to participate in the religious activities and services of other faith groups whenever it is feasible and appropriate.

(d) No person shall disparage the beliefs of an inmate participating in the authorized religious activities and/or services of other faith groups or deliberately seek to persuade an inmate to change religious affiliation.

(e) No chaplain(s) or religious volunteer(s) shall teach or interpret the beliefs or practices of a faith other than their own faith.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:17-5.13

Amended by R.2009 d.57, effective 2/17/2009.
See: 40 N.J.R. 5941(a), 41 N.J.R. 876(b).
In (a) and (b), substituted "chaplain" for "Chaplain" throughout; and in (a), substituted "that" for "which" and "chaplain's" for "Chaplain's".