Bill Text: NJ A1418 | 2012-2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires county sheriff to establish procedure to assist pre-release inmates applying for certain assistance.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-10 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee [A1418 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2012-A1418-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
215th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2012 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
SYNOPSIS
Requires county sheriff to establish procedure to assist pre-release inmates applying for certain assistance.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel
An Act requiring county sheriff to establish certain pre-release procedures and supplementing Title 30 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. The sheriff of each county shall establish a procedure to assist county inmates who are scheduled to be discharged with applications for State and federal public assistance programs, including, but not limited to, food stamps, Medicaid, and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). The sheriff shall, at a minimum, provide applications and instructions for appropriate assistance programs and information about relevant social service agencies.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill would require the sheriff of each county to establish a procedure to assist county inmates in obtaining State and federal public assistance prior to the inmates' release. It is the sponsor's belief that a program of this nature, would assist inmates in reintegrating back into society, thereby lessening the likelihood that the inmate would return to prison.
