New Jersey Statutes 30:1B-41. Establishment of inmate abuse reporting program for State correctional facilities
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 30:1B-41
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Human Services. See New Jersey Statutes 30:1-1
- Department: means the Department of Human Services. See New Jersey Statutes 30:1-1
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
(1) trained in recognizing probable incidents of or behavior that constitutes inmate abuse and other abuse prevention strategies;
(2) informed of the duty to report the suspected inmate abuse pursuant to this act; and
(3) provided with the name and telephone number of the person designated by the Commissioner of Corrections who shall be notified of any suspected inmate abuse.
b. The Commissioner of Corrections shall designate one or more employees of the Department of Corrections who are not employees of any State correctional facility to serve as a contact person for an employee of a State correctional facility or any other person to notify if the employee or person has reasonable cause to suspect that an inmate is being or has been abused by any other employee of the correctional facility.
c. The designated contact person shall transmit all reported incidents or allegations of inmate abuse to the Commissioner of Corrections or a designee. The commissioner shall cause a prompt investigation of any report of inmate abuse.
d. The Commissioner of Corrections or a designee shall promptly report all instances of suspected inmate abuse, as determined by an investigation, to the county prosecutor of the county in which the State correctional facility is located. The report to the county prosecutor shall be in accordance with regulations or internal policies adopted by the commissioner in consultation with the County Prosecutors Association of New Jersey and the Attorney General.
e. Upon receipt of a report pursuant to subsection d. of this section, the county prosecutor may conduct a review of the suspected inmate abuse and take any appropriate action.
f. Nothing in this section shall preclude the Special Investigations Division in the Department of Corrections from conducting an investigation.
L.2019, c.408, s.3.