Major discipline · 2025[1]
Terminated- Rank as reported
- Senior Correctional Police Officer
- Sustained charge(s)
- (a) General Causes (3) (6) a public employee (12) HRB 84-17, as amended C11 - an employee 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
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
On 2/16/17, Senior Correctional Police Officer Courtlen Flax of South Woods State Prison punched an incarcerated person in the face with a closed fist, causing a perforated eardrum and blurred vision, and he was charged with aggravated assault on 4/24/17. On 7/24/25, the Police Training Commission suspended Flax's law enforcement license. A Final Notice of Disciplinary Action was issued, and Flax's employment with the Department of Corrections was terminated on 9/3/25.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 4/24/17, South Woods State Prison’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Courtlen Flax was charged with Aggravated Assault 2C12-1B (1) after an investigation determined that on 2/16/17 SCPO Flax punched an incarcerated person in the face with a closed fist, causing the individual to suffer a perforated eardrum and blurred vision. On 7/24/25, the Police Training Commission suspended SCPO Flax's law enforcement license. A Final Notice of Disciplinary Action was issued, and SCPO Flax’s employment with the New Jersey Department of Corrections was terminated on 9/3/25