{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-59-6-7","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 59:6-7","heading":"Escape of person confined;  injuries between inmates","body":"Neither a public entity nor a public employee is liable for:\na.  an injury caused by an escaping or escaped person who has been confined  for mental illness or drug dependence;\nb.  an injury caused by any person who has been confined for mental illness  or drug dependence upon any other person so confined.\nL.1972, c. 45, s. 59:6-7.","path":["TITLE 59 CLAIMS AGAINST PUBLIC ENTITIES"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"17dfe1e0619b55fa056bc7de0e722c25570749e6ded5fb95ab9a427011c3f490","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-59-6-6","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-59-6-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}