Suspended 15 daysmost recent record, 2025 · as reported
Nickle has 4 sustained major discipline records from Dept Of Corrections, spanning 2022 to 2025. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: Unsatisfactory Attendance; N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) General causes. 4. Chronic or excessive absenteeism or lateness. N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. Other sufficient cause. A1:Unsatisfactory attendance; N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)General Causes (4) Attendance (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive absenteeism; N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)General Causes (4) Attendance (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive absenteeism.
Discipline timeline, 2022 to 2025
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4 records, 2022 to 2025
Major discipline records reported for Derrick Nickle, by year
On 6/30/25, 7/1/25 and 7/21/25, Senior Correctional Police Officer Derrick Nickle called out sick at South Woods State Prison without sufficient leave time and was placed on no pay status for those dates, the Dept Of Corrections reported. The absences were deemed chronic and excessive absenteeism. Nickle signed a settlement agreement for a 10-day suspension on 9/2/25.
On 6/30/25, 7/1/25, 7/21/25, South Woods State Prison’s Senior Correctional Officer (SCPO) Derrick Nickle called out sick. He did not have sufficient leave time. Therefore, he was placed on a “no pay” status for those dates. This action is deemed to be chronic and . On 9/2/25, SCPO Nickle signed a settlement agreement for a 10-day suspension.
On 9/29/25, Senior Correctional Police Officer Derrick Nickle called out sick at South Woods State Prison without sufficient leave time and was placed on no pay status, the Dept Of Corrections reported. The absence was deemed chronic and excessive absenteeism. Nickle was issued a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action for a 15-day suspension on 12/9/25.
On 9/29/25, South Woods State Prison’s Senior Correctional Officer (SCPO) Derrick Nickle called out sick. He did not have sufficient leave time. Therefore, he was placed on a “no pay” status for those dates. This action is deemed to be chronic and . SCPO Nickle was issued a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action for a 15-day suspension on 12/9/25.
The Department of Corrections suspended Correctional Police Lieutenant Derrick Nickle for 15 days in 2024. Nickle called out sick on December 19 and December 26, 2023, while carrying a zero sick leave balance, and was placed in a no-pay status for those dates. The department recorded the absences as chronic or excessive absenteeism.
N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) General causes. 4. or lateness. N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. . A1:Unsatisfactory attendance.
Separated while IA pending
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Synopsis as reported by the agency
On December 19, and December 26, 2023 Officer Nickle called out sick. At the time Officer Nickle had a zero sick leave balance and was therefore carried on a no pay status for those dates. This action is considered to be .
The Department of Corrections suspended Senior Correctional Police Officer Derrick Nickle for 15 days in 2022. The record states Nickle called off sick with no sick time to cover the absence, and the absence was not covered by FMLA or FLA. It was the 4th attendance violation in a 2 year period. The sustained charge was unsatisfactory attendance.
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
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Derrick Nickle's major discipline record?
Nickle has 4 sustained major discipline records from Dept Of Corrections, spanning 2022 to 2025. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: Unsatisfactory Attendance; N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) General causes. 4. Chronic or excessive absenteeism or lateness. N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. Other sufficient cause. A1:Unsatisfactory attendance; N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)General Causes (4) Attendance (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive absenteeism; N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)General Causes (4) Attendance (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive absenteeism.
What is Derrick Nickle's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Derrick Nickle has 4 major discipline records at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022, 2024, 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is Derrick Nickle's base salary on record?
Derrick Nickle's reported base salary is $101,553, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Derrick Nickle has 12 years, 1 month of reported service.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Derrick Nickle 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 Derrick Nickle individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 695. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 696. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[3]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1353. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[4]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2362. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[5]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 695. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. The timeline counts rows 695, 696, 1353, 2362. ↩
[6]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 216076, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
[7]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/. ↩