Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Annette Hamilton was terminated by the Essex County Department of Corrections in 2025 on a sustained charge of insubordination. The record states that on August 29, 2025, Hamilton was disrespectful toward a sergeant and used abusive, sexually explicit language toward him on multiple occasions. Internal Affairs disclosed the sustained finding, which included profanity of a sexual nature, on December 4, 2025. Hamilton also demonstrated unsatisfactory work performance during her one-year probationary period.
On August 29, 2025, Officer Hamilton was deliberately disrespectful toward a Sergeant and used abusive, sexually explicit language toward him on multiple occasions. On December 4, 2025, Internal Affairs disclosed a sustained finding of , including the use of profanity of a sexual nature. Officer Hamilton also demonstrated unsatisfactory work performance during her one-year probationary period.
Compensation and pension
No confident pension match found. This officer's record shows a termination; a terminated officer would not have an active PFRS/SPRS record at this agency, which is one reason no match may exist here. This site links a pension record to a named officer only when the name and the exact employing agency both match a New Jersey Treasury record. Other general possibilities include insufficient vesting, a role not covered by PFRS or SPRS, a deferred or vested status not reflected in a current snapshot, or a data-matching limitation. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
Similar records
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Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee;
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Annette Hamilton's major discipline record?
Officer Annette Hamilton was terminated by the Essex County Department of Corrections in 2025 on a sustained charge of insubordination. The record states that on August 29, 2025, Hamilton was disrespectful toward a sergeant and used abusive, sexually explicit language toward him on multiple occasions. Internal Affairs disclosed the sustained finding, which included profanity of a sexual nature, on December 4, 2025. Hamilton also demonstrated unsatisfactory work performance during her one-year probationary period.
What is Annette Hamilton's major discipline record at Essex County Corrections?
Annette Hamilton has one major discipline record at Essex County Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Annette Hamilton's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Annette Hamilton's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2025.
How does Essex County Corrections score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Essex County Corrections in the lowest fifth of peers of its peer group on reported internal affairs volume and discipline severity. The grade is analysis by this site, not an official rating, and it describes the department, not Annette Hamilton individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 296. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩