N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:20-4.29

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

Section 10A:20-4.29 - Monitoring employment/education sites

(a) A Residential Community Reintegration Program shall monitor employment and education sites for compliance with contractual requirements for the operation of a Residential Community Reintegration Program.

1. Unannounced monitoring visits of employment sites shall be conducted, at a minimum, once every 45 days.

i. Monitoring visits shall be documented utilizing the Office of Community Program's Employment and Education Site Monitoring form.

ii. All accountability calls from the inmate shall be immediately logged into the management information system by the Residential Community Reintegration Program. Detailed information from the accountability call that must be logged include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1) The time the call was received;

(2) The phone number of the incoming call;

(3) The reported location of the inmate;

(4) The staff member name and title who received the accountability call;

(5) Any additional instruction provided by the Residential Community Reintegration Program staff member to the inmate, if applicable; and

(6) Any additional relevant information, if applicable, such as the reason for the delay if the accountability call was late;

iii. The Residential Community Reintegration Program personnel on each shift shall randomly call back the employment or education site after the accountability call is placed by the inmate and log the calls into the management information system as an additional accountability measure. Detailed information from the accountability call that must be logged include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1) The time of the call;

(2) The phone number called;

(3) The reported location of the inmate;

(4) The staff member name and title who placed the accountability call; and

(5) Any additional instruction provided by the Residential Community Reintegration Program staff member to the inmate; and

iv. If the Residential Community Reintegration Program staff member is unable to make contact with the inmate, additional accountability measures are required, which include, but are not limited to, additional accountability calls and/or a site visit before initiating escape procedures.

(b) The Office of Community Programs shall be responsible for auditing Residential Community Reintegration Program programs for on-site monitoring of the employment and education sites.

(c) When an inmate starts employment or begins attending educational classes, the Residential Community Reintegration Program shall implement a plan for monitoring the placement site. The plan for monitoring the placement site shall include, but not be limited to, contacts with the employer, in the case of an employment placement, or with the campus security office, in the case of education placement.

(d) The contacts may be concerned with factors that include, but are not limited to:

1. The inmate's attendance, including arrival and departure times;

2. The opportunity for and frequency of communication between the inmate and the employment supervisor or academic instructor(s);

3. The positive or negative interactions of the inmate with the peer group at the placement site;

4. The inmate's adherence to standards at the placement site;

5. The inmate's work habits and attitudes;

6. The inmate's progress and/or problems;

7. Any threat or concern for violation of a restraining order or concern from the public for unauthorized, harassing, or unwanted communication from the inmate;

8. The likelihood of the inmate retaining the employment or continuing the training after parole or completion of sentence; and

9. The inmate's adherence to New Jersey Department of Corrections and Residential Community Reintegration Program rules and regulations while at the placement site.

(e) The RCRP shall maintain the results of contacts with the employment or education placement each time the placement has been monitored.

(f) The RCRP shall make the results of employment evaluations and monitoring available to the State Parole Board, upon request.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:20-4.29

Amended by R.2003 d.255, effective 6/2/2003.
See: 34 N.J.R. 4325(a), 35 N.J.R. 2483(a).
Substituted references to the Residential Community Release Agreement Program and RCRP for references to the contract agency throughout; deleted "periodic" throughout; in (c)9, inserted "or completion of sentence" following "parole".
Amended by R.2008 d.266, effective 9/2/2008.
See: 40 N.J.R. 2647(a), 40 N.J.R. 5040(a).
In (a), (b) and (c), deleted "Agreement" following "Release"; and in (c), inserted ", but not limited to,".

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