New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES
Section 13:103-7.9 - Inspection of outgoing correspondence

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:103-7.9

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) Outgoing correspondence shall be reviewed to determine the sender. If the sender of the correspondence cannot be identified, the correspondence shall be destroyed.

(b) Outgoing mail shall not be opened, read, or censored if it is considered legal correspondence, or if it is addressed to:

1. Public officials, such as:
i. The President of the United States;

ii. The Vice-President of the United States;

iii. Members of Congress;

iv. The Governor;

v. Members of the State Legislature;

vi. Members of the county Board of Freeholders; or

vii. The mayor;

2. Governmental agency officials, such as:
i. The Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons;

ii. The Executive Director of the Juvenile Justice Commission;

iii. Members of the Federal Parole Board;

iv. Members of the State Parole Board; or

3. News media representatives.

(c) Outgoing mail from juveniles to public officials, governmental agency officials, and news media representatives may be held, for a maximum of 72 hours, in order to verify that the addressee is a legitimate public official, governmental agency official, or news media representative.

(d) Any outgoing correspondence addressed to someone other than those cited in (b) above shall not be opened, read, or censored unless there is reason to believe that the correspondence contains disapproved content pursuant to 13:103-7.24 and then only with the prior approval of the Superintendent or designee.

(e) Outgoing correspondence, which is opened pursuant to this subchapter shall, once reviewed and approved, be resealed and mailed promptly.

(f) A confidential list of all correspondence that is read pursuant to this subchapter shall be maintained in the residential community home's mailroom, or wherever the confidentiality of the list can be maintained.

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