Page 9 - 2018 NJDOC Annual Report
P. 9

Key Initiatives
• • Department of Corrections • • 2018 Year in Review The Department’s action plan includes:
• Unannounced annual inspections of county facilities • Required annual training session on on on on NJDOC correctional best practices related to suicide prevention • Technical assistance in in policy development to address suicide prevention in in county jails • A recommendation that county jails receive biennial training on on on on on suicide prevention from
the National Institute of Corrections • An amendment to to the New Jersey Administrative Code – – 10A:31 – – requiring county jails to to to conduct a a a a a a a a a a multi-discipline morbidity review review within a a a a a a a a a a specified timeframe of of a a a a a a a a a a suicide with with a a a a a summary of that review review provided to to the NJDOC • An NJDOC review of of the the the general facts of of the the the suicide as set forth by the the the New Jersey Administrative Code with a a a a a a a a a a follow-up inspection and recommendations for for remedial actions as needed 































































































   7   8   9   10   11