New Jersey § 30:8-16
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 30:8-16, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 30:8-16.
a. Any county responsible for the commitment of prisoners to State correctional facilities
may participate in the financial assistance program as developed and administered
by the commissioner. The following are set as placement goals for counties participating in the financial
assistance program: (1) By January 1, 1987, provide placement in county correctional facilities for at
least 15% of those prisoners committed by the county to State correctional facilities
as of the effective date of this act; (2) By January 1, 1992, provide placement in county correctional facilities for at
least 30% of those prisoners committed by the county to State correctional facilities
as of the effective date of this act. b. Subject to the other provisions of this act, the commissioner shall issue rules
and regulations which assure that any county responsible for the commitment of prisoners
to State correctional facilities equal to more than 5% of the total number of prisoners
within the State correctional system as of the effective date of this act shall have
preference in participating in the financial assistance program as developed and administered
by the commissioner. c. Subject to the other provisions of this act, any county which commits less than
5% of the prisoners within the State correctional system as of the effective date
of this act may participate in the financial assistance program either on its own
or in cooperation with no more than two other geographically contiguous counties,
subject to the approval of the commissioner. d. Subject to the other provisions of this act, the number of State prisoners to be
placed in county correctional facilities shall be established by the commissioner
and agreed to by the participating county. e. The counties participating in the financial assistance program shall adhere to
rules and regulations concerning prisoner placement as developed by the commissioner
in accordance with limitations established pursuant to subsection b. of section 3
of this act. 1 1
N.J.S.A. § 30:8-16.5.
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