State of New Jersey "Protecting Public Safety by Changing Offender Behavior" |
Commissioner Victoria L. Kuhn, Esq. |
The New Jersey Department of Corrections encourages incarcerated persons to maintain relationships with family and their community, and facilitates visits in person, with and without contact.
All visits to NJDOC facilities are by appointment only and must be scheduled with the facility 48 hours in advance. All visitation guidelines are subject to change based on institutional need.
Yes. All visitors must present photo ID.
Acceptable forms include:
Yes. Dress codes are in place to enhance the safety and security of NJDOC facilities, and we encourage you to carefully read the following before your visit.
Facility dress codes prohibit:
Yes. Visits to NJDOC facilities are conducted in a supervised, secure environment, and certain rules are in place to enhance the safety and security of staff, visitors and the incarcerated population.
We encourage you to read the following carefully, as violation of these guidelines can result in your visit being cancelled. We reserve the right to ban disruptive persons from NJDOC facilities, at the discretion of NJDOC staff.
Relatives under the age of 18 shall not be permitted to visit NJDOC Incarcerated Persons unless accompanied by an adult relative who shall be responsible for obtaining written parental consent.
Prohibited acts include, but are not limited to:
Call the facility at the number below, Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. If your call is not answered or busy, please call back.
Wednesday | Saturday | Sunday |
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RHU Visitation is from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays |
A.M. SESSION - MAIN Registration 8:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m., visits from 9:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. |
A.M. SESSION - MAIN Registration 8:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m., visits from 9:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. |
P.M. SESSION - MAIN Registration 12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., visits from 1:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. |
P.M. SESSION - MAIN Registration 12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., visits from 1:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. |
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A.M. SESSION - STU Registration 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., visits from 9:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. |
A.M. SESSION - STU Registration 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., visits from 9:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. |
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P.M. SESSION - STU Registration 12:15 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., visits from 1:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. |
P.M. SESSION - STU Registration 12:15 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., visits from 1:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. |
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
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Primary Care Giver Visits 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Primary Care Giver Visits 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Primary Care Giver Visits 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Primary Care Giver Visits 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Main and Min. Morning Session 8 a.m. -10:30 a.m. |
Main and Min. Morning Session 8 a.m. -10:30 a.m. |
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Non-Contact (window) Visits 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. |
Main and Min. Afternoon Session 12 p.m. 2:30 p.m. |
Main and Min. Afternoon Session 12 p.m. 2:30 p.m. |
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Child Protection and Permanency 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Primary Care Giver Visits 8 a.m. -11 a.m. |
Primary Care Giver Visits 8 a.m. -11 a.m. |
Saturday | Sunday |
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Registration 7:45 - 9 a.m., visits 9 - 11 a.m., Wings 2, 4, Rahway Camp |
Registration 7:45 - 9 a.m., visits 9 - 11 a.m., Wings 1, 3, Rahway Camp |
Registration 11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m., visits - 3 p.m., Wings 1, 3, Rahway Camp |
Registration 11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m., visits - 3 p.m., Wings 2, 4, Rahway Camp |
Monday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
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6 – 9 p.m. | 4 – 7 p.m. | 6 – 9 p.m. | 4 – 7 p.m. | 8 a.m. - 11 a.m. | 8 a.m. - 11 a.m. |
Monday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
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4 – 7 p.m. | 6 – 9 p.m. | 4 – 7 p.m. | 6 – 9 p.m. | 12:30 – 3:30 p.m. | 12:30 – 3:30 p.m. |
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
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4 – 7 p.m. | 4 – 7 p.m. | 6 – 9 p.m. | 4 – 7 p.m. | 6 – 9 p.m. | 6 – 9 p.m. | 6 – 9 p.m. |
Tuesday | Thursday |
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10 - 11 a.m. | 10 - 11 a.m. |
3 – 4 p.m. | 3 – 4 p.m. |
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
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Non-contact visits Registration 6:30 p.m., visits 7 – 8 p.m. | Non-contact visits Registration 6:30 p.m., visits 7 – 8 p.m. | Non-contact visits Registration 6:30 p.m., visits 7 – 8 p.m. | Non-contact visits Registration 6:30 p.m., visits 7 – 8 p.m. | Non-contact visits Registration 6:30 p.m., visits 7 – 8 p.m. | Registration 7:30 – 8:30 a.m., visits 8:45 – 10:15 a.m. Names A-M |
Registration 7:30 – 8:30 a.m., visits 8:45 – 10:15 a.m. Names N-Z |
Registration 11:30 – 12:30 a.m., visits 12:45 – 2:15 a.m. Names N-Z |
Registration 11:30 – 12:30 a.m., visits 12:45 – 2:15 a.m. Names A-M |
Saturday | Sunday |
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Registration 7:30 – 8:30 a.m., visits 8:45 – 10:15 a.m. Names A-M |
Registration 7:30 – 8:30 a.m., visits 8:45 – 10:15 a.m. Names N-Z |
Registration 1:45 – 2:15 p.m., visits 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Names N-Z |
Registration 1:45 – 2:15 p.m., visits 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Names A-M |
Saturday | Sunday |
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Registration 7:30 – 8:30 a.m., visits 9 – 10 a.m. | Registration 7:30 – 8:30 a.m., visits 9 – 10 a.m. |
Registration 1:45 – 2:15 p.m., visits 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. | Registration 1:45 – 2:15 p.m., visits 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. |
Saturday | Sunday |
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1-hour sessions 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. | 1-hour sessions 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
Saturday | Sunday |
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Registration 6:45 – 7:35 a.m., visits 7:45 – 9:45 a.m. | Registration 6:45 – 7:35 a.m., visits 7:45 – 9:45 a.m. |
Registration 10:30 to 11:20 a.m., visits 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Registration 6:45 – 7:35 a.m., visits 7:45 – 9:45 a.m. |
Saturday | Sunday |
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Registration 6:15 – 6:45 p.m., visits 7 – 8 p.m. | Registration 6:15 – 6:45 p.m., visits 7 –8 p.m. |
Saturday | Sunday |
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Registration 7:30 – 8:45 a.m., visits 9:30 – 11 a.m. | Registration 7:30 – 8:45 a.m., visits 9:30 – 11 a.m. |
Registration 10:30 – 11:45 a.m., visits 1 – 2:30 p.m. | Registration 10:30 – 11:45 a.m., visits 1 – 2:30 p.m. |
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Saturday | Sunday |
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Registration 8:30 – 1:30 p.m., 1-hour visits 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Registration 8:30 – 1:30 p.m., 1-hour visits 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Registration 8:30 – 1:30 p.m., 1-hour visits 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Registration 8:30 – 1:30 p.m., 1-hour visits 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Registration 8:30 – 1:30 p.m., 1-hour visits 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Registration 8:30 – 1:30 p.m., 1-hour visits 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. |
Tuesday | Thursday | Saturday |
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7 – 8 p.m. | 7 – 8 p.m. | 7 – 8 p.m. |
Friday |
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Registration 4:45 – 5:30 p.m., visits 6 – 7 p.m. |
Monday | Wednesday | Friday |
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Registration 6:15 p.m., visits 7 – 8 p.m. | Registration 6:15 p.m., visits 7 – 8 p.m. | Registration 6:15 p.m., visits 7 – 8 p.m. |
Sunday |
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Registration 5:15 – 6 p.m., visits 6 – 7 p.m. |
Sunday |
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Registration 6:15 – 7 p.m., visits 7 – 8 p.m. |
Saturday | Sunday |
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8:30 – 10:30 a.m. | 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. |
12:30 – 2:30 p.m. | 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. |
Monday | Thursday |
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7 – 8 p.m. | 7 – 8 p.m. |
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
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5 – 6 p.m. | 5 – 6 p.m. | 5 – 6 p.m. | 5 – 6 p.m. | 5 – 6 p.m. |
7 – 8 p.m. | 7 – 8 p.m. | 7 – 8 p.m. | 7 – 8 p.m. | 7 – 8 p.m. |
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
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5 – 6 p.m. | 5 – 6 p.m. | 5 – 6 p.m. | 5 – 6 p.m. | 5 – 6 p.m. |
7 – 8 p.m. | 7 – 8 p.m. | 7 – 8 p.m. | 7 – 8 p.m. | 7 – 8 p.m. |
Saturday | Sunday |
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Registration 7:30 – 8:30 a.m., visits 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. | Registration 7:30 – 8:30 a.m., visits 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. |
Registration 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., visits 1 – 3 p.m. | Registration 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., visits 1 – 3 p.m. |
The New Jersey Department of Corrections is sensitive to the particular needs of incarcerated primary caregivers, and provides several ways for incarcerated parents to maintain meaningful contact with their children.
NJDOC facilities will offer visits 6 days a week for up to three hours a day to incarcerated persons who qualify for such visits as defined by Dignity for Incarcerated Primary Caretaker Parents Act.
In accordance with the Dignity Act, the incarcerated person may:
It must be properly demonstrated that the incarcerated person has the role of primary caregiver to the incarcerated person’s child/children. Only children identified as such will be allowed visitation as part of the Dignity Act visitation program.
A Primary Caretaker Parent means any incarcerated person who has a child under the age of 18, who prior to the incarcerated person’s incarceration, spent the majority of days in the care of the incarcerated person, and whose access to that child has not been terminated by court order, the incarcerated person’s own request, or other circumstance.
Consideration of the following may be reviewed in determining the approval/denial of participation in this program:
Participation in the Primary Caretaker Parent Visit Program allows for visits 6 days a week for up to three hours a day. These visits are for those individuals approved by Classification Committee(s) and permit an unlimited number of approved minors and three (3) approved adult visitors at least (1) of which who must accompany the minor(s). Incarcerated persons may also request a prison transfer to a facility based upon proximity to the approved minor(s).
The NJDOC permits some incarcerated persons to attend the bedside of a dying relative, or a private viewing of a deceased relative when no other relative or friends are present, within a six-month time period.
All visits will be conducted in a manner that ensures the safety and security of NJDOC staff, the safety and protection of incarcerated persons, visitors, volunteers, and the general public. Please carefully note the following:
Verification: The burden is on the incarcerated person to prove that the ill or deceased person is a relative. The fact of the relative’s illness or death shall be verified by a member of the correctional facility’s Social Services staff. Additionally, Social Services staff shall coordinate the completion of the request for bedside visit and/or private viewing.
Eligibility: Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 30:4-8.1, the correctional facility Administrator or designee may, at his or her own discretion, authorized and permit the attendance of an incarcerated person at the bedside of a dying relative, or at a private viewing, when no relatives or friends are present, or a deceased relative as defined by N.J.A.C. 10A:1-2.2, within a six-month time period.
Ineligibility: The incarcerated person shall not be permitted to go on a bedside or private viewing under the following circumstances:
When circumstances exist either in the incarcerated person’s status and/or potential visitor’s situation, the Administrator, or designee, may authorize a special visit.
Special visits may include, but are not limited to, the following circumstances:
Recognizing the right of incarcerated persons to communicate with attorneys or attorney representatives and in accordance with state law, the NJDOC may authorize visits to facilities for this purpose.
All visits are held during normal business hours and are conducted with the safe, secure and orderly operation of NJDOC facilities as the first priority. In instances where a contact visit might pose a threat to the incarcerated person, visitor, staff and/or the secure or orderly operation of the facility, efforts shall be made to provide a non-contact visit.
Attorney Visit Regulations:
Written notification or a telephone request to the incarcerated person’s housing facility Administrator requesting a visit is required 24 hours in advance of the intended visit to ensure the availability of space, staff and the incarcerated person. This notice must include the following:
The facility Administrator or designee may authorize a visit, under exceptional circumstances, without prior written notice, as required above.
Appropriate identification is required of attorneys and attorney representatives prior to being admitted to the facility for the visit.
Facility staff may verify the incarcerated person’s desire to meet with the requesting attorney or attorney representative.
Any attorney or attorney representative who appears on any Departmental “banned” list, is not permitted to visit.
Contact visits with attorneys or their representatives may be restricted or prohibited when, in the judgement of the correctional facility administrator or designee, the inmate is acting out or is especially dangerous. Contact visits may also be denied where the attorney or representative poses a threat to the security or orderly operation of the correctional facility. In cases in which contact visits have been denied, efforts shall be made to provide a non-contact visit consistent with the orderly operation of the correctional facility.