TerminatedSeparated while IA pending2024 · as reported
Senior Parole Officer Charles Parrish was terminated by the NJ State Parole Board in 2024 and separated while an internal affairs matter was pending. Parrish provided a urine sample as part of an agency-wide random drug test, and a toxicology report confirmed a positive result linked to him, detecting benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine. Sustained charges included conduct unbecoming, controlled dangerous substance use, and violation of a rule or policy.
and Violation of a rule, regulation, policy procedure order or administrative decision.
Separated while IA pending
Yes
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On or about 11/14/2023, Parrishprovided a urine sample as part of an agency wide random drug test. On or about, 01/30/2024, a Toxicology Report confirmed a positive result on a random officer drug test and the Patient I.D. matched and was linked to Parrish. According to the Toxicology Report, Benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine, was detected in Parrish's urine specimen.
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Other officers at New Jersey State Parole Board
24 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.
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.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Charles Parrish's major discipline record?
Senior Parole Officer Charles Parrish was terminated by the NJ State Parole Board in 2024 and separated while an internal affairs matter was pending. Parrish provided a urine sample as part of an agency-wide random drug test, and a toxicology report confirmed a positive result linked to him, detecting benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine. Sustained charges included conduct unbecoming, controlled dangerous substance use, and violation of a rule or policy.
What is Charles Parrish's major discipline record at New Jersey State Parole Board?
Charles Parrish has one major discipline record at New Jersey State Parole Board in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Charles Parrish's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Charles Parrish's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2024.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1420. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩