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The mission of the New Jersey Department of Corrections
is to ensure that all persons committed to the state correctional
institutions are confined with the level of custody necessary to
protect the public and that they are provided with the care, discipline,
training, and treatment needed to prepare them for reintegration
into the community.
MISSION OVERVIEW
The Department of Corrections is organized into three
separate divisions:
Administration
The Division of Administration is responsible for managing more
than $880 million dollars and employing nearly 10,000 persons, including
6,500 in custody positions to supervise approximately 27,000 inmates.
The division provides administrative services to support the departmental
mission in such major areas as Budget and Fiscal Management, Personnel,
Policy and Planning and Information Systems.
Operations
The Division of Operations is responsible for 14 major institutions
-- 12 adult male correctional facilities, one women's correctional
institution and a central reception/intake unit -- as well as a
Stabilization and Reintegration Facility. These facilities collectively
house approximately 27,000 inmates in minimum, medium, and maximum
security levels. They are diverse and unique in their operations
as well. For example, the maximum security New Jersey State Prison
contains the state's Capital Sentence unit, for inmates under capital
sentence. The Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center operates Corrections'
rehabilitative program for habitual sex offenders. Northern State
Prison contains the Security Threat Group Management Unit, which
houses gang members considered a threat to the safety of the institutions
and individuals. The Edna Mahan Correctional Facility, the state's
only correctional institution for women, houses inmates at all levels
of security.
Programs and Community Services
The Division of Programs and Community Services offers an array
of institutional and community-based program opportunities for offenders,
including community labor assistance, academic and vocational educational
programs, recreational programs, library (lending and law) services,
and substance abuse treatment. Other specialized services include
victim awareness, chaplaincy services, county assistance quality
assurance, liaison to Intensive Supervision Program and ombudsman
services, which is a medium utilized by offenders to seek redress
for problems and complaints. Additionally, the division contracts
with private and nonprofit providers throughout the state to provide
community-based residential treatment programs for offenders under
community supervision. Public safety is enhanced through the development,
coordination, administration and delivery of these institutional
and community-based programs and services.
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