The Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center is a correctional facility

Prison

A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...

 operated by the New Jersey Department of Corrections

New Jersey Department of Corrections

The New Jersey Department of Corrections is responsible for operations and management of prison facilities in the U.S. state of New Jersey...

. The facility is located in the Avenel

Avenel, New Jersey

Avenel is a census-designated place and unincorporated area within Woodbridge Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 17,552...

 section of Woodbridge Township

Woodbridge Township, New Jersey

-Communities:Many distinct communities exist within Woodbridge Township. Several of these communities have their own ZIP codes, and many are listed by the United States Census Bureau as census-designated places, but they are all unincorporated areas and neighborhoods within the Township that,...

, New Jersey. ADTC provides treatment to convicted sex offender

Sex offender

A sex offender is a person who has committed a sex crime. What constitutes a sex crime differs by culture and by legal jurisdiction. Most jurisdictions compile their laws into sections such as traffic, assault, sexual, etc. The majority of convicted sex offenders have convictions for crimes of a...

s. The Bureau of State Use Industries/DEPTCOR operates a clothing shop at the facility. The Northern Regional Unit, located in Kearny

Kearny, New Jersey

Kearny is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. It was named after Civil War general Philip Kearny. As of the United States 2010 Census, the town population was 40,684. The town is a suburb of the nearby city of Newark....

, serves as the temporary location for civilly committed sexual predators. Post-release treatment services are an integral part of the sex offender parole programs. A relapse prevention program uses psychologist

Psychologist

Psychologist is a professional or academic title used by individuals who are either:* Clinical professionals who work with patients in a variety of therapeutic contexts .* Scientists conducting psychological research or teaching psychology in a college...

s to run aftercare groups at ADTC. As of August 1, 2009, the facility had a population of 681.

External links

• Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center