N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:9-4.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024
Section 10A:9-4.3 - Custody status
(a) Inmates classified as "close custody status" shall be assigned to selected activities such as work and recreation within the confines of the unit under continuous supervision.
(b) Inmates classified as "maximum custody status" shall be assigned to activities within the confines of the correctional facility under continuous supervision.
(c) Inmates classified as "medium custody status" shall be assigned to activities inside the security perimeter of the correctional facility under frequent and direct observation of staff.
(d) Inmates classified as "gang minimum custody status" may be assigned to activities or jobs which routinely require them to move outside the security perimeter of the correctional facility, but on the grounds of the facility and under continuous supervision of a custody staff member, civilian instructor or other employee authorized to supervise inmates. The time served in gang minimum custody status shall be at the discretion of the Institutional Classification Committee (I.C.C.).
(e) Inmates classified as "full minimum custody status" are those assigned to:
1. Work details, jobs or programs outside the main correctional facility, (on or off the grounds of the facility) with minimal supervision; and/or
2. A satellite unit or minimum security unit.
(f) Inmates must be classified as "community custody status" in order to participate in residential community programs (see N.J.A.C. 10A:20). Community custody status may require periodic supervision in the community as appropriate to circumstances of work or activities. Full minimum custody status is a prerequisite to obtaining community custody status.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:9-4.3

Amended by 47 N.J.R. 998(c), effective 5/18/2015.