N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:20-4.18

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 19, October 7, 2024

Section 10A:20-4.18 - Transportation of inmate

(a) The Office of Community Programs shall be responsible for making the arrangements necessary for transporting the inmate to the RCRP through the Central Transportation Unit.

(b) Inmate may be transported without restraint to the RCRP in a State-owned passenger vehicle.

(c) After an inmate has been assigned to, and is housed at, an RCRP, the inmate shall be transported to a correctional facility in accordance with contractual agreements between the Department of Corrections and the Residential Community Reintegration Programs to provide transportation between RCRPs and correctional facilities.

1. The RCRP shall be responsible to transport the inmate to the regional institution if the advice of the regional institution medical department is that a non-emergency medical evaluation should be conducted by a nurse.

2. In the instance of a non-emergency medical appointment that is scheduled through the Department's responsible healthcare authority, the Residential Community Reintegration Program shall transport the inmate to the regional institution for transport to the appointment by the New Jersey Department of Corrections.

3. A Residential Community Reintegration Program shall be responsible for transporting an inmate from the regional institution to the RCRP upon notification of medical clearance for the inmate to return.

4. Other instances may arise in which the Residential Community Reintegration Program will be required to transport an inmate to the regional institution. These instances may include, but not be limited to:

i. A hearing for the Intensive Supervision Program;

ii. A hearing with the State Parole Board;

iii. An appointment with the I.D. officer; or

iv. Any other appointment deemed necessary by the New Jersey Department of Corrections that does not rise to the level of a security risk requiring a custody escort.

5. The khaki uniform is the official New Jersey Department of Corrections transportation attire for any inmate in a Residential Community Reintegration Program traveling to a correctional facility or New Jersey Department of Corrections' Central Office Headquarters regardless of the nature of the appointment.

i. Inmates in a Residential Community Reintegration Program are also excluded from wearing and/or carrying a purse or jewelry in excess of a wedding band and one religious item; and

ii. Inmates in a Residential Community Reintegration Program must wear their identification card issued by the Residential Community Reintegration Program.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:20-4.18

Amended by R.2003 d.225, effective 6/2/2003.
See: 34 New Jersey Register 4325(a), 35 New Jersey Register 2483(a).
Rewrote the section.

Amended by 55 N.J.R. 2191(a), effective 10/16/2023