SCPO Chris Bruno was suspended for 30 days by the Dept Of Corrections in 2023 for neglect of duty, conduct unbecoming, and violation of safety and security rules. The record states that while Bruno worked as Unit 3 Housing Officer on 1st shift, an incarcerated person's canteen was stolen and a fight resulting in injury required outside treatment. Video review found that he neglected to perform security checks every 30 minutes, failed to perform structural inspections and bed and locker searches, and that institutional counts were not conducted per policy.
violation of administrative rule, regulation, etc.
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
While working as Unit 3 Housing Officer on 1st shift, an incarcerated persons canteen was stolen and involved in a fight resulting in injury requiring outside treatment. After video review it was found that he neglected to perform security checks every 30 minutes, failed to perform structural integrity inspections and bed/locker searches. Institutional counts were not conducted per policy and procedure
Sustained charge(s): Conduct unbecoming a public employee; Other sufficient cause; Neglect of duty, loafing, idleness, or willfull failure to devote attention…
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Sustained charge(s): Neglect of duty, loafing, idleness or willful failure to devote attention to tasks which could result in danger to persons or property;…
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Sustained charge(s): NJAC 4a:2-2.3(a) General Causes (1) Incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee (7)…
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Other officers at Department Of Corrections
433 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Chris Bruno, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/chris-bruno-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Chris Bruno's major discipline record?
SCPO Chris Bruno was suspended for 30 days by the Dept Of Corrections in 2023 for neglect of duty, conduct unbecoming, and violation of safety and security rules. The record states that while Bruno worked as Unit 3 Housing Officer on 1st shift, an incarcerated person's canteen was stolen and a fight resulting in injury required outside treatment. Video review found that he neglected to perform security checks every 30 minutes, failed to perform structural inspections and bed and locker searches, and that institutional counts were not conducted per policy.
What is Chris Bruno's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Chris Bruno has one major discipline record at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is Chris Bruno's base salary on record?
Chris Bruno's reported base salary is $93,872, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Chris Bruno has 8 years, 3 months of reported service.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Chris Bruno 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 Chris Bruno individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1944. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 214020, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active 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/. ↩