N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:20-4.26

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

Section 10A:20-4.26 - Inmate wages in Substance Use Disorder Treatment programs

(a) Inmates assigned to a correctional treatment program shall receive wages paid by the regional institution for a seven-day week at a pay rate comparable to the highest pay rate at the New Jersey Department of Corrections' licensed correctional treatment facilities.

(b) The regional institution shall forward a check to the Assessment and Treatment Center and Correctional Treatment Program in the name of each inmate at the RCRP within seven business days. The RCRP shall ensure that the inmate endorses and deposits the funds into an account for the inmate's personal use within five business days.

(c) The RCRP shall be responsible for notifying the Business Office of the regional institution, in writing, when an inmate receives his or her first pay from his or her employer.

(d) Wages paid by the regional institution shall terminate when the inmate receives his or her first pay from his or her employer.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:20-4.26

Amended by R.2003 d.225, effective 6/2/2003.
See: 34 New Jersey Register 4325(a), 35 New Jersey Register 2483(a).
Substituted "Use Disorder" for "Abuse" and "residential community program" for 'contract agency" throughout; inserted "or Mutual Agreement Program" following "Treatment Program" throughout; in (c), substituted "Business Office of the regional institution" for "Institutional Community Release Agreement Program Coordinator".

Amended by 55 N.J.R. 2191(a), effective 10/16/2023