N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:31-3.5

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

Section 10A:31-3.5 - Reception and booking area; holding room

(a) Adult county correctional facilities shall have a reception and discharge area. The space designed for the reception and discharge of inmates shall be constructed inside the security area, but outside the inmates' living quarters.

(b) There shall be a separate inmate entrance from a sally-port or safety vestibule into the receiving area with a minimum of corridors or passageways. Stairs should be avoided.

(c) The entrance area shall be arranged and constructed to allow sufficient observation by the custody staff to identify persons approaching the entrance.

(d) A holding room for the confinement of inmates during their initial processing shall be provided.

(e) Single occupancy holding rooms shall have a minimum of 60 square feet of floor area.

(f) Multiple occupancy holding rooms shall have a minimum of 100 square feet of floor area.

(g) The holding room shall provide adequate seating for the capacity of the room and access to toilet and lavatory facilities without staff assistance.

(h) Access to a telephone shall be provided to inmates while confined in a holding room.

(i) A sufficient number of individual interviewing rooms shall be available either in the booking area or in close proximity to the booking area.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:31-3.5

Recodified from 10A:31-3.6 and amended by R.1995 d.421, effective 8/7/1995.
See: 27 New Jersey Register 1728(a), 27 New Jersey Register 2928(a).
Amended by R.2000 d.332, effective 8/7/2000.
See: 32 New Jersey Register 1894(a), 32 New Jersey Register 2945(a).
In (c), substituted "custody staff" for "correction officer".