N.J. Admin. Code § 13:92-4.6

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

Section 13:92-4.6 - Sleeping rooms; new and renovated facilities

(a) The sleeping areas of new or renovated detention facilities shall be provided by individual sleeping rooms which shall contain a minimum of 70 square feet of floor space, or double-occupancy sleeping rooms with a minimum of 100 square feet of floor space. No more than 20 percent of the capacity of new or renovated facilities shall be provided by double-occupancy sleeping rooms. Rooms shall not be approved for more than two occupants.

1. In new or renovated detention facilities, one of every eight sleeping rooms on each resident wing, including the intake, discipline, and medical units, shall be equipped with a stainless steel toilet and washbasin combination unit.

i. All toilet and washbasin combination units shall be tamper-proof, suicide resistant, and designed specifically for detention facilities.

ii. These units shall be fastened securely to the wall and floor.

iii. Hot water shall be thermostatically controlled.

iv. Push-button faucets shall be used for limited flow.

v. It is recommended that floor drains with tamper-proof grills be installed close to plumbing facilities.

vi. There shall be no exposed plumbing pipes. Plumbing traps and shutoff valves shall be located outside the rooms, inaccessible to the juveniles.

vii. Only recessed-type toilet tissue holders shall be utilized.

(b) In new or renovated sleeping rooms, suicide-resistant platform beds shall be provided and securely fastened to the wall and/or floor.

(c) All furnishings, fixtures and hardware in new or renovated sleeping rooms shall be suicide-resistant and approved for use by the Commission.

(d) All air vent covers and other grilles shall be designed to prevent suicide hanging attempts. Prototypes of all such grilles proposed for use shall be submitted to the Commission for review and approval.

(e) In new sleeping rooms, the following ceiling heights shall apply:

1. If all ceiling fixtures, including lights, sprinkler heads, and smoke detectors are recessed, the minimum ceiling height across the entire ceiling shall be eight feet, six inches.

2. If any ceiling fixture protrudes from the ceiling, the ceiling height across the entire ceiling shall be a minimum of nine feet.

(f) Exterior glazing, of security grade, shall total a minimum of eight square feet of viewing area in new sleeping rooms and security screens shall be provided on operable windows.

(g) In new sleeping rooms, doors shall swing outward or slide sideways and contain a view panel with security glazing of at least 100 square inches to allow visual supervision of all parts of the room.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:92-4.6

Amended by R.2000 d.189, effective 5/1/2000.
See: 32 N.J.R. 651(a), 32 N.J.R. 1627(a).
Rewrote the section.
Amended by R.2005 d.372, effective 11/7/2005.
See: 37 N.J.R. 1417(a), 37 N.J.R. 4283(a).
In (a)1, substituted "one of every eight" for "a sufficient number of" and "including" for "notably".