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2022 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title I - The State and Its Government
Title 21-H - Department of Corrections
Section 21-H:4 - Internal Organizational Units.
Universal Citation: NH Rev Stat § 21-H:4 (2022)
21-H:4 Internal Organizational Units. –
The department shall include the following internal organizational units performing the following major functions:
I. The division of administration, under the supervision of an unclassified director of administration, who shall, in accordance with applicable laws, be responsible for:
(a) Accounting, purchasing, and budget control.
(b) Property, contracts, and grant management.
(c) Assistance to the commissioner with short and long range department-wide planning activities.
(d) Logistics, facilities management, and food service.
II. The division of field services, under the supervision of an unclassified director of field services, who shall, in accordance with applicable laws, be responsible for:
(a) Supervising adults placed on probation and residents placed on parole.
(b) Collection of restitution from individuals under the department's supervision.
(c) The victim-offender dialogue program, which shall be a victim-initiated, voluntary program to assist crime victims who seek access to restorative justice programs as provided under RSA 21-M:8-k, II(u), under the direction of the victim services coordinator, who shall:
(1) Implement and oversee the program.
(2) Advocate for the rights of crime victims.
(3) Provide corrections-based victim services including but not limited to:
(A) Notification of offender status changes.
(B) Victim-initiated victim-offender dialogue.
(C) Advocacy, safety, and support for victims during reduced custody, offender re-entry, and hearings of the adult parole board. Participation in the program shall not affect the court's decision relative to sentencing, parole, or other types of supervised or unsupervised release programs.
III. The division of medical and psychiatric services, under the joint supervision of a medical director and an unclassified non-medical director, who shall respectively have the duties and responsibilities provided in RSA 622:43, and who shall act in an advisory and coordinative capacity in assisting other agencies and activities in the provision of mental health and psychiatric services to persons involved in the criminal justice system.
IV. The division of professional standards, under the supervision of an unclassified director of professional standards, who shall, in accordance with applicable laws:
(a) Conduct and supervise investigations and audits relating to all aspects of the operations and programs of the department, including but not limited to, complaints and grievances.
(b) Coordinate and recommend policies designed to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the administration of the department, and to detect and prevent fraud and abuse in departmental programs and operations.
(c) Advise the commissioner concerning problems or deficiencies relating to the administration of departmental programs and operations, and provide advice on the necessity for, and progress of, correctional action.
(d) Perform other duties as assigned by the commissioner.
V. The division of personnel and information, under the direction of an unclassified director of personnel and information, who shall, in accordance with applicable laws, be responsible for the following functions:
(a) Personnel management, recruitment, and retention.
(b) Employee training and development.
(c) Internal and external communications, including management of the department's public communications portals.
(d) Business information and technology.
(e) Other duties as assigned by the commissioner.
VI. The division of rehabilitative services, under the supervision of an unclassified director of rehabilitative services, who shall, in accordance with applicable laws:
(a) Direct and oversee departmental rehabilitative services for residents to prepare them for release from institutional settings into the community.
(b) Coordinate with community organizations to provide a continuity of rehabilitative services for individuals under probation or parole supervision in order to achieve stability within the community and reduce recidivism.
(c) Operate and administer all transitional work and housing units where residents are assigned for minimum security and work release.
(d) Serve as the primary liaison between the department and community-based service providers, and municipal, county, and state entities with common issues and responsibilities, including educational and vocational or career-path opportunities.
(e) Work with the department of justice and other state and federal agencies to identify, secure, and manage grant funds to supplement services available to individuals under departmental supervision, including but not limited to housing and employment assistance, substance abuse treatment, mental health treatment, and medical and prescription services.
The department shall include the following internal organizational units performing the following major functions:
I. The division of administration, under the supervision of an unclassified director of administration, who shall, in accordance with applicable laws, be responsible for:
(a) Accounting, purchasing, and budget control.
(b) Property, contracts, and grant management.
(c) Assistance to the commissioner with short and long range department-wide planning activities.
(d) Logistics, facilities management, and food service.
II. The division of field services, under the supervision of an unclassified director of field services, who shall, in accordance with applicable laws, be responsible for:
(a) Supervising adults placed on probation and residents placed on parole.
(b) Collection of restitution from individuals under the department's supervision.
(c) The victim-offender dialogue program, which shall be a victim-initiated, voluntary program to assist crime victims who seek access to restorative justice programs as provided under RSA 21-M:8-k, II(u), under the direction of the victim services coordinator, who shall:
(1) Implement and oversee the program.
(2) Advocate for the rights of crime victims.
(3) Provide corrections-based victim services including but not limited to:
(A) Notification of offender status changes.
(B) Victim-initiated victim-offender dialogue.
(C) Advocacy, safety, and support for victims during reduced custody, offender re-entry, and hearings of the adult parole board. Participation in the program shall not affect the court's decision relative to sentencing, parole, or other types of supervised or unsupervised release programs.
III. The division of medical and psychiatric services, under the joint supervision of a medical director and an unclassified non-medical director, who shall respectively have the duties and responsibilities provided in RSA 622:43, and who shall act in an advisory and coordinative capacity in assisting other agencies and activities in the provision of mental health and psychiatric services to persons involved in the criminal justice system.
IV. The division of professional standards, under the supervision of an unclassified director of professional standards, who shall, in accordance with applicable laws:
(a) Conduct and supervise investigations and audits relating to all aspects of the operations and programs of the department, including but not limited to, complaints and grievances.
(b) Coordinate and recommend policies designed to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the administration of the department, and to detect and prevent fraud and abuse in departmental programs and operations.
(c) Advise the commissioner concerning problems or deficiencies relating to the administration of departmental programs and operations, and provide advice on the necessity for, and progress of, correctional action.
(d) Perform other duties as assigned by the commissioner.
V. The division of personnel and information, under the direction of an unclassified director of personnel and information, who shall, in accordance with applicable laws, be responsible for the following functions:
(a) Personnel management, recruitment, and retention.
(b) Employee training and development.
(c) Internal and external communications, including management of the department's public communications portals.
(d) Business information and technology.
(e) Other duties as assigned by the commissioner.
VI. The division of rehabilitative services, under the supervision of an unclassified director of rehabilitative services, who shall, in accordance with applicable laws:
(a) Direct and oversee departmental rehabilitative services for residents to prepare them for release from institutional settings into the community.
(b) Coordinate with community organizations to provide a continuity of rehabilitative services for individuals under probation or parole supervision in order to achieve stability within the community and reduce recidivism.
(c) Operate and administer all transitional work and housing units where residents are assigned for minimum security and work release.
(d) Serve as the primary liaison between the department and community-based service providers, and municipal, county, and state entities with common issues and responsibilities, including educational and vocational or career-path opportunities.
(e) Work with the department of justice and other state and federal agencies to identify, secure, and manage grant funds to supplement services available to individuals under departmental supervision, including but not limited to housing and employment assistance, substance abuse treatment, mental health treatment, and medical and prescription services.
Source. 1983, 461:1. 1988, 170:1. 1993, 321:1, 2. 1996, 159:8. 1998, 270:1. 2008, 313:1, 2. 2009, 144:184, eff. July 1, 2009; 222:2, 8, eff. June 30, 2009; 283:2, eff. Sept. 27, 2009. 2022, 146:1, eff. June 7, 2022.
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