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Inside Corrections January NEWSLETTER OF THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FIVE QUESTIONS INSIDE THIS ISSUE Meet Lieutenant Clay McClain of the Special IT’S OFFICIAL Operations Group. Marcus O. Hicks, Esq., has been confi rmed as Commissioner of the NJDOC. INSIDE WORD The Commissioner ushers in the new THE HARVEST decade by sharing his vision of the Bayside State Prison NJDOC’s future. is addressing food RECOVERY insecurity through its County wardens receive NJDOC training involvment with Harvest Now. in administering Medication-Assisted Treatment JANUARY 2020 INSIDE THIS ISSUE INSIDE WORD with Commissioner 2 Marcus O. Hicks, Esq. IT’S OFFICIAL facebook.com Following a Senate Judiciary Committee /NJDepartmentofCorrections 4 hearing held January 9, the full Senate confi rmed Marcus O. Hicks, Esq., as NJDOC instagram.com Commissioner. /NJDepartmentofCorrections RECOVERY twitter.com/NJ_DOC 7 County wardens receive NJDOC training on best practices in administering Medication- Assisted Treatment. [email protected] FIVE QUESTIONS Inside Corrections is a Lieutenant Clay McClain of the Special monthly publication of the 9 Operations Group refl ects on his two decades O! ce of Public Information at with the NJDOC. the New Jersey Department of Corrections. Story ideas and feedback THE HARVEST regarding Inside Corrections Bayside State Prison donated nearly three should be directed to 12 tons of fresh produce to a local food bank [email protected] through its a! liation with Harvest Now. or by telephone at (609) 826-5662 Cover photo: Commissioner Hicks looks forward to guiding the NJDOC into the new decade. INSIDE WORD with Commissioner Marcus O. Hicks, Esq. Happy New Year and tidings of good health to all. A new year represents a fresh start, a period of tremendous opportunity. Another chance for a positive way forward. A period of development and growth. Since ushering in 2020, I humbly announce my appointment as Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Corrections (NJDOC). As I steer the NJDOC into a new decade, as part of the Department’s continuous improvement plan, my vision includes a laser focus on three key areas: safety, reentry and rehabilitation, and e! ciency. Safety remains our top priority. We will explore new technologies and programs that promote the well-being of sta" and the incarcerated as well as the security of our facilities. We believe that reentry and rehabilitation go hand-in-hand with safety. In 2020, many individuals will transition out of our system. Our goal is to ensure they go back into the community equipped to succeed, so we are doubling down on our education and vocational initiatives to help break the cycle of incarceration. In 2019, a decrease in our prison population made way for the consolidation of the Albert C. Wagner Youth Correctional Facility. We’ll continue to review our operational needs to determine fi scal e! ciencies without compromising public safety. These are transformational times for the Department. I call upon my colleagues in the NJDOC and across New Jersey’s agencies and communities to join us in our e" orts in support of the Garden State. Sincerely, Commissioner Marcus O. Hicks, Esq. Marcus O. Hicks, Esq., was con! rmed as Commissioner of the NJDOC on January 9. IT’S OFFICIAL Full Senate Votes to Con! rm Hicks By Matt Schuman Following a hearing held January of the New Jersey Department of Health. 9, the Senate Judiciary Committee cleared Marcus O. Hicks, Esq., as the “I am thrilled to have two outstanding Commissioner of the New Jersey partners in Marcus and Judy who are Department of Corrections (NJDOC). leading critical Departments within our Shortly thereafter, the full Senate voted Administration,” Governor Phil Murphy to confi rm him to head the state’s said. “These individuals are highly second-largest agency. respected members of their fi elds and have remarkable records of proven Also on January 9, the Senate confi rmed success. I look forward to continuing our Judith M. Persichilli as the Commissioner work together to ensure a stronger and 4 InsideCORRECTIONS fairer New Jersey for all.” “My background has equipped me with the kinds of varied experiences necessary Hicks has more than 15 years of public to achieving a holistic perspective policy and legal experience. Prior to his of NJDOC operations,” said the appointment as Acting Commissioner Commissioner, a graduate of the College in May 2018, he served in many roles of William and Mary in Williamsburg, throughout the NJDOC since joining the Virginia, who received his Juris Doctor Department in 2007. degree from Seton Hall University School of Law in Newark. Most recently, he was the Chief of Sta" , managing human resources, policy “I am humbled by the tremendous impact analysis, research and evaluation, grants this Department has on the lives of those management, custody and civilian sta" in our custody, as well as the safety of training, as well as the Department’s fl eet our state, and I am fully committed to our of vehicles. Hicks was also Director of mission,” he added. Programs and Community Services, where he had oversight of $64.5 million in the As Acting Commissioner, Hicks faced procurement and contracting process of a variety of challenges, perhaps most reentry services to approximately 2,800 notably a series of safety issues at Edna inmates at 18 Residential Community Mahan Correctional Facility for Women Release Programs across New Jersey. that unfolded prior to his appointment. Early in his tenure, he developed the Additionally, he directed the O! ce of Safety and Accountability for Edna Task County Services, which is responsible Force, which examined ways to improve for conducting annual inspections of conditions and provide a safer facility. This the 22 county correctional facilities group implemented his idea of gender and 376 municipal detention facilities restricted posts and identifi ed the need for located throughout the state and served increased camera surveillance. Hicks also as Assistant Division Director of the oversaw increased education around the O! ce of Transitional Services, the o! ce Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) and responsible for providing comprehensive the reestablishment of a Board of Trustees reentry services to inmates upon entry to to serve as the voice of the women at the prison until their reintegration back into facility. the community. Another of Hicks’ priorities has been Prior to joining the NJDOC, Hicks served assisting the o" ender population with as Policy Advisor to former New Jersey treatment for substance-use disorders. Governor Jon S. Corzine as well as Policy Addictions treatment in the Department Counsel to former New Jersey Governor consists of screening all o" enders Richard J. Codey. He also completed a entering the NJDOC for common classes judicial clerkship for the Honorable Joseph of addictive substances, followed by a Isabella of Essex County. referral for psychosocial treatment and InsideCORRECTIONS 5 medications when appropriate. to succeed,” Hicks added. “In addition to MAT and behavioral counseling, we “The NJDOC acknowledges that all invest in education, including vocational persons are unique and present their training, to ensure everyone has the tools own manifestations of addictions. to thrive.” Therefore, a ‘one size fi ts all’ approach is not medically supported,” he said. Under Hicks, the NJDOC also reinstated informational reentry fairs, bringing Consistent with Substance Abuse and government agencies, community Mental Health Services Administration providers and employers into correctional (SAMHSA) guidelines, as of 2018, facilities to expose them to a pool of all FDA-approved medications for job-ready candidates in the o" ender Substance Use population. Disorders are “I am humbled by the In all instances, available to all the Commissioner o" enders. noted, the NJDOC tremendous impact is committed to Since the operating in a fi scally inception of this Department has on responsible manner. the program, That commitment more than the lives of those in our led to the recent 2,500 patients consolidation of have been on custody, as well as the Albert C. Wagner Medication- Youth Correctional Assisted safety of our state, and Facility. The Treatment consolidation, (MAT) while I am fully committed to e" ective January 2, incarcerated. is expected to save The our mission.” $13 million and will Department not compromise also o" ers a public safety or range of family and behavioral programs impact jobs. as well as a peer navigator program, which provides o" enders who require “It has been my honor to lead this substance-use disorder services with Department,” Hicks said following his support on their recovery journey. confi rmation. “Looking ahead, the Department will continue to operate with Another top priority has been o" ender integrity and explore the use of emerging reentry. technologies to maintain the security of our facilities and create operational “It’s my mission to ensure individuals e! ciencies.” go back into the community equipped 6 InsideCORRECTIONS Dr. Herbert Kaldany discusses Medication-Assisted Treatment at Mid-State Correctional Facility during a recent meeting with county jail wardens. RECOVERY NJDOC Aids in Expansion of MAT to County Jails By John Cokos The New Jersey Department of Cor- that includes MAT. The NJDOC’s MAT pro- rections (NJDOC) takes measures to gram consists of all FDA-approved medi- help tackle the state’s substance-use cations for substance use disorders, along epidemic immediately upon intake. with a peer-mentorship program that pro- O" enders are screened for common vides o" enders support during their recov- classes of addictive substances and ery journey. referred for psychosocial and Medica- tion-Assisted Treatment (MAT) when To expand MAT services across the state, appropriate. earlier this year, the NJDOC, in partnership with the Murphy Administration, invested During the initial screening, approxi- $8 million for the expansion of MAT pro- mately 30 percent of state-sentenced grams in county jails.
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