The Department of Corrections terminated Senior Correctional Police Officer Derek McGee in 2024 after the Police Training Commission revoked his license, which the department found rendered him unfit for employment as a correctional officer. On or about 4/26/23, an Essex County Superior Court forfeiture order barred McGee from public employment, and on or about 6/5/23 he was convicted of simple assault related to an incident involving an inmate at Northern State Prison that occurred while he was employed.
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Synopsis as reported by the agency
The Police Training Commission has revoked Officer McGee's license and as such is deemed unfit for employment with NJDOC as Correctional Officer. His inability to hold a valid PTC license is considered a public employee and violates pertinent rules and regulations of the NJDOC. Specifically, on or about April 26, 2023, a forfeiture order was entered in Essex County Superior Court whereby Derek McGee forever forfeited his right to public employment. On or about June 5, 2023, Derek McGee was convicted of simple assault pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1(a)(1) related to an incident involving an inmate at Northern State Prison that occurred while he was employed as a corrections officer with the New Jersey Department of Corrections.
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. Other sufficient cause. A9: Refusal or failure to work overtime without a reasonable excuse. E1: Violations of a…
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Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)6. Conduct unbecoming a public employee N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)12. Other Sufficient Cause B2: Neglect of duty, loafing,…
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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, "Derek McGee, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/derek-mcgee-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Derek McGee's major discipline record?
The Department of Corrections terminated Senior Correctional Police Officer Derek McGee in 2024 after the Police Training Commission revoked his license, which the department found rendered him unfit for employment as a correctional officer. On or about 4/26/23, an Essex County Superior Court forfeiture order barred McGee from public employment, and on or about 6/5/23 he was convicted of simple assault related to an incident involving an inmate at Northern State Prison that occurred while he was employed.
What is Derek McGee's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Derek McGee has one major discipline record at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Derek McGee's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Derek McGee's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2024.
What is Derek McGee's pension on record?
Derek McGee's reported monthly pension allowance is $4,822.64, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Derek McGee has 29 years, 2 months of reported service.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Derek McGee 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 Derek McGee individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1290. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Retired Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 351328 (member 44334637), snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Retired 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/. ↩