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S3681 • 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
Greenstein, Linda R.
Last action
2026-02-24
Official status
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety 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: Law and Public Safety Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-24 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

Official Summary Text

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

Current Bill Text

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S3681

SENATE, No. 3681

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 24, 2026

Sponsored by:

Senator� LINDA R. GREENSTEIN

District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)

SYNOPSIS

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halfway houses.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

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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 inmates were 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 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.