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Department of Corrections • 2018 Year in Review
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• • • • • In 2018 3 3 328 birth certificate applications applications 1 1 750 Social Security Number applications applications and 200 Motor Vehicle Commission non-driver photo ID cards were completed for the offender population A A A total of of 4 4 154 Affordable Care Act Healthcare applications applications were completed for for for the the offender offender population In an an effort to to to to “go green” and expedite the the the process applications applications were submitted online for for soon-to-be-released offenders allowing them to to to have insurance within five days of release The NJDOC expanded the Child and and Family Environment (CAFE) model from five five locations to seven within five five facilities: Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women Northern State State State State Prison Prison Prison Prison East Jersey Jersey State State State State Prison Prison Prison Prison New Jersey Jersey State State State State Prison Prison Prison Prison and South Woods State State State State Prison Prison Prison Prison Each CAFE serves as as a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a family friendly visit visit area for incarcerated parents to visit visit with their children Three other facilities – – Mountainview Youth Correctional Correctional Facility Facility Bayside State State Prison and Southern State State Correctional Correctional Facility Facility – – have established family friendly visitation areas NJDOC made upgrades to the law libraries and provided literature for social service programs NJDOC implemented a a a a a a a a a a a a comprehensive father-child visitation program at at at at at at at Northern State Prison designed to to diminish barriers that limit children’s access to to their fathers and and create opportunities for increased communication and bonding