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Department of Corrections • 2018 Year in Review
• • Institutional Operations Bureau – This bureau provides supervision administrative direction and and assistance in in in in in in in in in fin accounting purchasing and and internal controls for for the the the business offices offices in in in in in in in in fin in in in in all all the the the institutions This includes the the the fiduciary responsibility for for for all all financial information related to to inmate inmate inmate accounts accounts The business offices offices process inmate inmate inmate payrolls transact deposits and and and and remits to to to to and and and and from inmate inmate inmate inmate accounts accounts maintain commissary inventory and and and and account account for for the the the the merchandise distributed to to to the the the the inmate inmate population In addition the the the the bureau manages the the the the the Central Office Revenue Unit This unit is is is is responsible for for for processing the the revenues collected from offenders for for court-imposed fines penalties and restitution The Bureau of Procurement and and Contract Management – This bureau provides administrative and and and and technical direction as as as as well as as as as assistance in in in in purchasing for NJDOC programs and and and and and facilities via issuance of internal management policies procedures and and and and and other guidelines and and and and and directives The bureau procures needed goods and and and and and services for Central Central Office Office Office operations including the the the Office Office Office of Training and and and and and Custody Recruitment and and and provides support services for for the the Central Central Office Office Office complex Deptcor and and and Agri-Industries procurements Major contracts are monitored for for compliance
with terms and conditions Office of Information Technology
The mission of of of the the the Office of of of Information Technology
(OIT) is is to support the the the agencies technological infrastructure including the the the identification and and adoption of of of emerging technologies that improve employee productivity and and reduce operating
costs Department of of Corrections Management Management Information Information System System (DOCMIS) consists of of two major components: the the Correctional Management Management Information Information System System (CMIS) and the the Department of of of Corrections Network (DOCNet) CMIS CMIS includes an an an an an offender management system system an an an an an an electronic medical record application application a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a custody officer scheduling system system the Oracle Human Resources and and Training applications applications FileNet document imaging and and numerous smaller applications applications DOCNet provides the Department with local/wide area network operations that allow for for for a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a centralized information system for for for easier data access The The OIT’s Video Teleconference Unit develops implements and maintains video teleconferencing capability throughout the the state criminal justice system The The unit improves efficiency reduces operating
costs and and increases public safety by reducing the the the external movement of state state inmates and and and providing system-wide access to the the NJDOC inmate inmate population for criminal justice systems at at at at at all levels – federal state state and and local Bureau of State Use Industries The The Bureau of of of State State Use Use Industries was was created created in in 1918 with the the the the passage of of of the the the the State State Use Use Law which was was was created created through the the the the the cooperation of of of of industry labor and and the the the the the public sector The The State State Use system was was established in in in in in in principle within the the the the Department of of of of Institutions and and Agencies under the the the the State State Board of of of of Control Activities involving large-scale production of of of of items competitive with the the the the the private sector were curtailed and the the the the the process of of of adapting selective production to to the the the the the the needs of of of the the the the the the available tax-supported governmental market was begun hence the the the the the the name “State Use ” In November 1976 the the the the the the New Jersey Department of of of Corrections was established and has since regulated the the the the activities of the the the the bureau This bureau is is is responsible for overall planning selection of of of of products products management of of of of materials and and and equipment coordination of of of of of processes distribution of of of of of products products and and and provision of of of of technical consultation and and and and services The The State Use Industries program program is is is is is is administered without appropriated funding and and is is is is self-supporting The The program program is is is is financed out out of of a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a revolving fund fund from which all operational expenses are paid The The State Use Industries program operates under the the trade name of of of Deptcor Deptcor The The mission of of of Deptcor Deptcor is is is is to to educate train and and provide marketable skills through the the operation of of of of a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a variety of of manufacturing and and and service enterprises enabling participating inmates to to to produce finished products that are top-quality and and cost-effective