Permits court to incarcerate persons who violate conditions of special probation; requires monitoring of incarcerated person.

This bill (S 1700) amends New Jersey law to create a "special probation" option for certain drug or alcohol-dependent offenders who would otherwise face mandatory incarceration. It allows courts to place eligible individuals on five years of special probation - requiring them to enter licensed treatment programs (residential or nonresidential) with regular drug/alcohol testing - as an alternative to prison. If someone violates probation conditions (like failing treatment or testing positive), the court may now order incarceration. It directly affects drug/alcohol-dependent offenders convicted of non-violent offenses who meet strict criteria (e.g., no prior violent crimes, no firearms, and treatment deemed necessary). The bill does not change sentencing for non-drug/alcohol offenses but adds incarceration authority for probation violations under this specific program.