N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:18-2.20 - Forwarding correspondence to an inmate released on parole or at expiration of maximum sentence

(a) Designated staff at each correctional facility shall obtain an inmate's forwarding address at or about the time of the inmate's release on parole or at the expiration of the inmate's maximum sentence.

(b) The inmate shall be asked whether correspondence received at the correctional facility should be forwarded to the inmate.

(c) Upon the inmate's request, correspondence shall be forwarded.

(d) Certified or registered mail shall not be forwarded, but shall be returned to the sender.

(e) Correspondence shall be forwarded for a maximum of three months from the date of the inmate's release. Correspondence received thereafter shall be returned to the sender. If the sender cannot be identified, the correspondence shall be marked "Refused" and returned to the United States Postal Service unopened.

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N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:18-2.20

Amended by R.1989 d.338, effective 7/3/1989.
See: 20 N.J.R. 2854(a), 21 N.J.R. 1910(a).
In (e): added language describing the procedures for marking correspondence and returning it unopened.
Amended by R.1997 d.431, effective 10/6/1997.
See: 29 N.J.R. 2769(a), 29 N.J.R. 4311(c).
Amended by R.2008 d.141, effective 6/2/2008.
See: 39 N.J.R. 5043(a), 40 N.J.R. 3309(a).
In (a), substituted "Designated staff at each" for "The"; in (c), deleted "the correctional facility shall forward the" preceding "correspondence" and inserted "shall be forwarded"; in (d), substituted "Certified" for "The correctional facility shall not forward certified" and "be returned" for "return it", and inserted "shall not be forwarded".