Major discipline · 2025[1]
Suspended 15 days- Rank as reported
- Senior Correctional Police Officer (see this rank)
- Sustained charge(s)
- (a) General Causes (12) HRB 84-17
- as amended A9 - Refusal or failure to work overtime without a reasonable excuse
- Separated while IA pending
- No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 6/14/25, Garden State Youth Correctional Facility’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Andre Lawhorn submitted a Special Custody Report refusing mandatory overtime due to childcare issues. This was SCPO Lawhorn's 6th mandatory refusal in a 6-month period. SCPO Lawhorn did not submit the proper documentation within the allotted time frame. SCPO Lawhorn signed a settlement agreement for a 15-day suspension on 9/29/2025.