N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:31-18.4

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

Section 10A:31-18.4 - Release of inmates from Protective Custody

(a) Provided the Classification Committee and the adult county correctional facility Administrator, or designee, are satisfied that there is no known danger to the inmate's well-being, an inmate who has voluntarily signed himself or herself into Protective Custody may opt out of that status by providing an informed, voluntary, written refusal of that status on a release form.

(b) An inmate who has been placed in Protective Custody involuntarily may be released by the adult county correctional facility Administrator or designee upon recommendation by the Classification Committee when they are satisfied that the conditions giving rise to the inmate's placement in Protective Custody have abated or no longer exist.

(c) A release form that is signed by the adult county correctional facility Administrator and the inmate shall be placed in the inmate's classification folder.

(d) An inmate subject to removal from Protective Custody shall be provided with a timely, fair, and meaningful opportunity to contest the removal.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:31-18.4

Amended by R.2000 d.332, August 7, 2000.
See: 32 New Jersey Register 1894(a), 32 New Jersey Register 2945(a).
Changed "Jail" to "adult county correctional facility".

Amended by 53 N.J.R. 741(a), effective 5/3/2021