On or about 10/29/24, Senior Correctional Police Officer Churchill Nwachuku attempted to introduce several items of contraband into New Jersey State Prison, the Dept Of Corrections reported. The items included a cell phone charger, alcoholic beverages, and unauthorized food. Nwachuku signed a settlement agreement for a 60-day suspension on 6/19/25.
(a) General Causes (6) a public employee (12) HRB 84-17, as amended B2 - , loafing, idleness or willful failure to devote attention to tasks which could result in danger to persons or property C11 - an employee C17 - Possession of contraband on State property or in State Vehicles D7 - Violation of administrative procedures and/or regulations involving safety and security
E1 - Violation of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On or about 10/29/24, New Jersey State Prison’s Senior Correctional Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Churchill Nwachuku attempted to introduce several items of contraband into the facility. The items included a cell phone charger, alcoholic beverages, and unauthorized food. SCPO Nwachuku signed a settlement agreement on 6/19/25 for a 60-day suspension.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Churchill Nwachuku's major discipline record?
On or about 10/29/24, Senior Correctional Police Officer Churchill Nwachuku attempted to introduce several items of contraband into New Jersey State Prison, the Dept Of Corrections reported. The items included a cell phone charger, alcoholic beverages, and unauthorized food. Nwachuku signed a settlement agreement for a 60-day suspension on 6/19/25.
What is Churchill Nwachuku's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Churchill Nwachuku has one major discipline record at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Churchill Nwachuku 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 Churchill Nwachuku individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 699. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]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/. ↩