Senior Correctional Police Officer Beverly McRae separated from the Department of Corrections while an internal affairs case was pending in 2024. On January 5, 2024, McRae called a medical code after an incarcerated person died by suicide while she was on duty. A review of logbooks and camera footage found the person had been hanging in his cell, presumably deceased, for about 7 hours before the code, and that logbook entries reporting completed unit tours were false. McRae signed a settlement agreement on July 17, 2024.
(a)(1) , or failure to perform duties (a) (7) N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. B2:
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idleness or willful failure to devote attention to tasks that could result in danger to persons or property. B9: Incompetence or inefficacy. C8: Falsification: intentional misstatement of material fact in connection with work
employment
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or other proceeding. C11: an employee. D1: Negligence in performing duty resulting in injury to persons or damage to property. D7: Violation of administrative procedures and/or regulations involving safety and security. E1: Violations of a rule
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order or administrative decision.
Separated while IA pending
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Synopsis as reported by the agency
On January 5, 2024 Officer McRae called a code to alert for medical attention. An Incarcerated Person had committed suicide while Officer McRae was on duty. After review of logbooks, body worn camera footage and Institutional Camera Footage, it was determined that the Incarcerated Person was hanging in his cell presumably deceased for about 7 hours before the code was called. There were several logs in the log book stating that tours of the unit were completed and that the unit was "secure" however review of the cameras revealed no tours were actually completed. Officer Mcrae signed a settlement agreement on this matter on July 17, 2024.
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(6) Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee. N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(12) Other Sufficient Cause. B2: Neglect of duty,…
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Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C.4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee (7) Neglect of duty (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as…
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Police Transparency NJ, "Beverly McRae, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/beverly-mcrae-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Beverly McRae's major discipline record?
Senior Correctional Police Officer Beverly McRae separated from the Department of Corrections while an internal affairs case was pending in 2024. On January 5, 2024, McRae called a medical code after an incarcerated person died by suicide while she was on duty. A review of logbooks and camera footage found the person had been hanging in his cell, presumably deceased, for about 7 hours before the code, and that logbook entries reporting completed unit tours were false. McRae signed a settlement agreement on July 17, 2024.
What is Beverly McRae's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Beverly McRae has one major discipline record at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is Beverly McRae's pension on record?
Beverly McRae's reported monthly pension allowance is $5,583.39, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Beverly McRae has 27 years, 4 months of reported service.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Beverly McRae worked for?
Department Of Corrections reported 4,741 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Beverly McRae individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1364. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Retired Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 363394 (member 44353496), snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Retired Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
[3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8641. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩