59:6-7.Ā  Escape of person confined;Ā  injuries between inmates
Neither a public entity nor a public employee is liable for:

a.Ā  an injury caused by an escaping or escaped person who has been confinedĀ  for mental illness or drug dependence;

b.Ā  an injury caused by any person who has been confined for mental illnessĀ  or drug dependence upon any other person so confined.

L.1972, c. 45, s. 59:6-7.