Ineligibility for work release program
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-44.1
in effect2. No person confined to a county correctional facility shall be eligible to participate in any work release or vocational training release program if he has been convicted of any of the following: a. Any crime involving a sexual offense or child molestation as set forth in N.J.S.2C:14-1 et seq.; b. Any crime endangering the welfare of children or incompetents which concerns sexual conduct which would impair or debauch the morals of the child or an incompetent, as set forth in N.J.S.2C:24-4 and N.J.S.2C:24-7; c. Any crime involving the manufacture, transportation, sale or possession, with the intent to sell or distribute, of a "controlled dangerous substance" or a "controlled dangerous substance analog," as defined in the "Comprehensive Drug Reform Act of 1986," P.L.1987, c.106 (C.2C:35-1 et al.); or d. Any crime involving the use of force or the threat of force upon a person or property including: armed robbery, aggravated assault, kidnapping, arson, manslaughter and murder. L.1994,c.153,s.2.
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