N.J. Admin. Code § 13:95-10.1

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

Section 13:95-10.1 - Use of mechanical restraints

(a) Secure facility satellite units and community programs shall notify the Office of Investigations and the appropriate secure facility when a decision has been made to remove a juvenile from a program. Either the Office of Investigations or the secure facility shall assign escorting custody staff personnel to make the transfer. The escorting custody staff personnel shall routinely carry restraint equipment in order that the transfer will be made in a safe and secure manner.

(b) The juvenile shall not be informed of his or her impending removal from the program prior to the arrival of escorting custody staff personnel responsible for making the transfer. Upon arrival of the escorting custody staff personnel, the juvenile to be transferred shall be identified and he or she shall immediately be secured with mechanical restraints in accordance with the use of force rules in N.J.A.C. 13:95-3.

(c) When a juvenile is to be returned to a secure facility for any reason that creates an increased likelihood of an escape attempt, staff members of the secure facility satellite unit or community program shall put into effect the security measures necessary to prevent an escape.

(d) Juveniles assigned to secure facility satellite units and community facilities may be transported to medical or dental appointments, approved interviews, Parole Board hearings and other similar destinations without the use of mechanical restraints, such as handcuffs and security belts.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:95-10.1