N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:31-19.6

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

Section 10A:31-19.6 - Inspection of outgoing mail

(a) Outgoing correspondence shall be reviewed by designated adult county correctional facility staff to determine the sender. The Administrator may establish internal management procedures that stipulate if the sender of the correspondence cannot be identified, the correspondence can be destroyed.

(b) Inmates shall be permitted to seal outgoing correspondence and such correspondence shall not be opened, inspected or censored unless there is evidence to suspect that there is contraband or disapproved content enclosed or that a criminal activity is involved.

(c) Outgoing correspondence which is opened pursuant to this section shall be resealed and mailed promptly only when the correspondence does not contain contraband or disapproved content.

(d) The Administrator may establish internal management procedures that requires the full name of the adult county correctional facility be clearly stamped or printed and visible on the outside of all outgoing envelopes from inmates or inmate groups.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:31-19.6

Recodified from N.J.A.C. 10A:31-19.5 by R.2000 d.332, effective 8/7/2000.
See: 32 N.J.R. 1894(a), 32 N.J.R. 2945(a).
Former N.J.A.C. 10A:31-19.6, Publications, recodified to N.J.A.C. 10A:31-19.7.
Amended by R.2006 d.59, effective 2/6/2006.
See: 37 N.J.R. 3201(a), 38 N.J.R. 995(a).
Rewrote the section, adding designation (a) and subsections (b) and (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 new (a); and recodified former (a) through (c) as (b) through (d).