Establishes the "Female Inmates' Rights Protection Act."
This bill establishes New Jersey's "Female Inmates' Rights Protection Act," requiring the Commissioner of Corrections to implement gender-responsive disciplinary policies and create a nursery program allowing newborns to remain with incarcerated mothers. Eligible mothers must meet specific criteria (e.g., no prior convictions for crimes against minors, no substantiated child abuse history, and no recent serious disciplinary violations) and undergo mental health evaluations. The program requires transfer to a residential community release program, provides parenting classes and doula services during pregnancy/birth, and mandates accommodations for parenting time with the child’s other parent. It also requires annual reporting on disciplinary actions by inmate gender and mandatory staff training on gender-responsive policies at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women.
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Jan 2024
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Community Development and Women's Affairs Committee
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2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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Party
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P
Shanique Speight
DDemocratic
P
Yvonne Lopez
DDemocratic
Co
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
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