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A1771 • 2026

Requires DOC to report certain information concerning halfway houses.

Requires DOC to report certain information concerning halfway houses.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Verrelli, Anthony S.
Last action
2026-01-13
Official status
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee
Effective date
Not listed

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Requires DOC to report certain information concerning halfway houses.

Requires DOC to report certain information concerning halfway houses.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires DOC to report certain information concerning halfway houses.
  • Topic: Public Safety and Preparedness Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-13 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee

Official Summary Text

Requires DOC to report certain information concerning halfway houses.
Topic:
Public Safety and Preparedness
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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A1771

ASSEMBLY, No. 1771

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman ANTHONY S. VERRELLI

District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires DOC to report certain information concerning
halfway houses.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.

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An Act
concerning residential community release programs and
supplementing chapter 4 of Title 30 of the Revised Statutes.

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Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� a.� The Commissioner of
Corrections shall report quarterly to the Senate President and the Speaker of
the General Assembly in accordance with section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164
(C.52:14-19.1) on the operation of each residential community release program
in this State.

���� b.��� The report required by
subsection a. of this section shall include, but not be limited to:

���� (1)�� the total reimbursement
provided;

���� (2)�� the rate of
reimbursement received for each inmate;

���� (3)�� the number of inmates
for which reimbursement was received;

���� (4)�� the number of inmates
imprisoned for violent crimes and the total number of days the inmate was
imprisoned;

���� (5)�� the number of inmates
imprisoned for non-violent crimes and the total number of days the inmate was
imprisoned;

���� (6)�� the total number of
inmates imprisoned for violent crimes who escaped or absconded and the total
number of inmates imprisoned for non-violent crimes who escaped or absconded;

���� (7)�� the actions taken to
protect inmates imprisoned for non-violent crimes from inmates imprisoned for
violent crimes;

���� (8)�� the number of documented
incidents involving physical violence;

���� (9)�� the disciplinary actions
taken against inmates accused of violent activity; and

���� (10) the actions taken to
prevent violent behavior from occurring.

���� 2.��� In addition to the
reports required by section 3 of P.L.2009, c.329 (C.30:4-91.15), the
Commissioner of Corrections shall analyze the effectiveness of each residential
community release program in this State, with a particular emphasis on
recidivism rates for each program.� The commissioner shall annually report to
the Senate President and the Speaker of the General Assembly in accordance with
section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1) the results of this analysis and
make recommendations on how to improve recidivism rates in each program.

���� 3.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.

STATEMENT

����� This bill would require the Commissioner of
Corrections to report quarterly to the Senate President and the Speaker of the
General Assembly on the operation of residential community release programs in
this State.� These programs include assessment and treatment centers, halfway
houses, and substance abuse treatment programs that assist inmates in
transitioning back into society after completing their term of incarceration.

����� The bill specifically requires these quarterly
reports to include information on the total reimbursement provided; the rate of
reimbursement received for each inmate; the number of inmates for which
reimbursement was received; the number of inmates imprisoned for violent crimes
and the total number of days the inmate was imprisoned; the number of inmates
imprisoned for non-violent crimes and the total number of days the inmates were
imprisoned; the total number of inmates imprisoned for violent crimes who escaped
or absconded and the total number of inmates imprisoned for non-violent crimes
who escaped or absconded; the actions taken to protect inmates imprisoned for
non-violent crimes from inmates imprisoned for violent crimes; the number of
documented incidents involving physical violence; the disciplinary actions
taken against inmates accused of violent activity; and the actions taken to
prevent violent behavior from occurring.

����� The bill also would require the Commissioner of
Corrections to annually report to the Senate President and the Speaker of the
General Assembly on the effectiveness of each residential community release
program in this State, with a particular emphasis on recidivism rates for each
program.