An internal investigation found that on 11/14/24 the personal locker of Senior Correctional Police Officer David Coffin at South Woods State Prison contained contraband, including manufactured weapons and materials to manufacture weapons. The locker was also secured with a non-departmental approved lock. Coffin signed a settlement agreement on 1/15/25 for a 30-day suspension from the Department of Corrections.
(a) General Causes (6) a public employee (12) HRB 84-17
as amended D7 - Violation of administrative procedures and/or regulations involving safety and security
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
An internal investigation revealed that on 11/14/24, South Woods State Prison’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) David Coffin's personal locker contained contraband. Specifically, the locker contained manufactured weapons, materials to manufacture weapons, and additional contraband. The locker was also secured with a non-departmental approved lock. SCPO Coffin signed a settlement agreement on 1/15/25 for a 30-day suspension.
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)…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
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, "David Coffin, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/david-coffin-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of David Coffin's major discipline record?
An internal investigation found that on 11/14/24 the personal locker of Senior Correctional Police Officer David Coffin at South Woods State Prison contained contraband, including manufactured weapons and materials to manufacture weapons. The locker was also secured with a non-departmental approved lock. Coffin signed a settlement agreement on 1/15/25 for a 30-day suspension from the Department of Corrections.
What is David Coffin's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
David Coffin 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 David Coffin 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 David Coffin individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 581. 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/. ↩