N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:34-2.8

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 10A:34-2.8 - Cell corridors

(a) Cell corridors shall be at least four and one half feet in width.

(b) Security type light fixtures secured with tamper-resistant screws which afford a minimum of 20 foot candle illumination shall be provided.

(c) Corridor windows, if provided, shall be at least nine-sixteenths inch security glazing or one half inch security type lexan. If windows open, security screening shall be provided.

(d) Floors shall be constructed of terrazzo or sealed concrete and slope to a floor drain secured with a cover held in place by tamper-resistant screws.

(e) Exterior cell corridor walls shall be constructed of six inch reinforced concrete or eight inch concrete block filled with cement containing vertical reinforcement rods every 12 inches.

(f) Cell corridor doors shall be either:

1. The hinged type (if hinged they shall swing outward); or

2. The slide type.

(g) Cell corridor ceilings in new or renovated municipal detention facilities shall be constructed of pre-cast concrete slabs or reinforced concrete.

(h) Cell corridor doors shall be constructed of either:

1. Solid wood; or

2. Security type hollow core metal of 12 gauge steel.

(i) Hollow core metal or wood doors shall contain a vision port of nine-sixteenths inch security glass or one half inch security grade polycarbonate. Pull type safety handles shall be provided, where necessary.

(j) An emergency panic button (not accessible to detainees) shall be provided.

(k) Access to a telephone shall be provided in the cell corridor.

(l) A water outlet for cleaning of the cell block area shall be installed in the cell corridor.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:34-2.8

Amended by 47 N.J.R. 273(b), effective 1/20/2015

Amended by 54 N.J.R. 626(a), effective 4/4/2022