Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Correctional Police Officer Charles Lawson was terminated by the Essex County Department of Corrections in 2024. The record states that Lawson was arrested on May 11, 2021 and criminally charged by the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. The outcome included forfeiture of and disqualification from public employment and three years of probation. The sustained charge was other sufficient cause.
On Tuesday May 11, 2021, Correctional Police Officer Charles Lawson was arrested and charged with 2C:24-7.1A (3) and 2C28-7A (1). Officer Lawson was criminally charged by the Essex County Prosecutors Office. Forfeiture of and Disqualification of PublicEmployment. Three (3) years probation.
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
AnalysisComputed by this site from shared agency, year, charge category, and sanction outcome. Not a legal or factual equivalence.
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(6) Conduct Unbecoming N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(12) Other sufficient cause; Violation of Department Rules and Regulations –…
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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: Violation of Department Rules…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(4) Chronic or excessive absenteeism or lateness;
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Charles Lawson's major discipline record?
Correctional Police Officer Charles Lawson was terminated by the Essex County Department of Corrections in 2024. The record states that Lawson was arrested on May 11, 2021 and criminally charged by the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. The outcome included forfeiture of and disqualification from public employment and three years of probation. The sustained charge was other sufficient cause.
What is Charles Lawson's major discipline record at Essex County Corrections?
Charles Lawson has one major discipline record at Essex County Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Charles Lawson's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Charles Lawson's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2024.
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 Charles Lawson individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1060. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩