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DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
WHITTLESEY ROAD

PO Box 863
NJ 08625-0863

TRENTON,

CHRIS CHRISTIE

Governor
GARY M. LANIGAN

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December 7, 2015

Bonnie Kerness
American Friends Service Committee
89 Market St.
61h Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
Dear Ms. Kerness:
As requested during our meeting on December 4, 2015, enclosed please find a copy of the Association of
State Correctional Administrators (ASCA) Restrictive Status Housing Policy Guidelines. These are 13
guiding principles that ASCA recommends for the operation of restrictive status housing. The NJDOC has
utilized these guidelines in our review of our current restrictive housing policies and practices.

Sincerely,

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C: Judith Lang, Chief of Staff
Stephen D'llio, Deputy Commissioner
Melinda Haley, Special Legal Advisor
Herbert Kaldany, Director
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