BERGEN COUNTY JAIL PASSES NJ DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS INSPECTION

HACKENSACK, N.J. – Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton today announced that the Bergen County Jail is in compliance with standards set forth by the New Jersey Department of Corrections.

On, August 2, 2019, the New Jersey Department of Corrections completed its annual surprise inspection of the Bergen County Jail Annex and concluded the following:

• The correctional staff was welcoming and the cleanliness of the facility was exceptional.
• The medical unit is “fantastic” and very well maintained.
• The inmates were interviewed and it was reported that the population was “very happy”.

The Department of Corrections found the Bergen County Jail to be in full compliance in accordance to Title 10A of Corrections of the New Jersey Administrative Code.

“The Bergen County Jail is a first rate correctional institution that provide premier care to the inmates and detainees in the facility. This positive inspection truly reflects the outstanding work done each and every day by the most distinguished and qualified correction professionals in the State of New Jersey” said Sheriff Anthony Cureton.

The DOC Standards include the following areas: Planning and Design, Personnel, Training and Staff Development, Management of Information Systems and Inmate Records, Emergency Procedures, Security and Control, Use and Control of Security Equipment, Food Service, Sanitation, Inmate Clothing and Hygienic Living Conditions, Medical, Dental and Health Services, Inmate Rights, Access to Courts, Disciplinary Procedures, Protective Custody, Mail, Visits, Admission, Search, Orientation, Property Control and Release, Classification, Remission of Time from Sentence, Inmate Work Programs, Inmate Services, Volunteer Programs, Fiscal Management.

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