(a) General Causes (4) Attendance HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance,
Separated while IA pending
No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Senior Correctional Police Officer Donovan Durham of Garden State Youth Correctional Facility called out sick on 6/26/25 without sufficient leave time and was placed on 'no pay' status for that date, which the Department of Corrections deemed chronic and excessive absenteeism. Durham was issued a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action for a 15-day suspension.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 6/26/25, Garden State Youth Correctional Facility’s Senior Correctional Officer (SCPO) Donovan Durham 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 Durham was issued a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action for a 15-day suspension.
(a) General Causes (4) Attendance HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance,
Separated while IA pending
No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
On 6/28/25, Senior Correctional Police Officer Donovan Durham of Garden State Correctional Facility called out sick without sufficient leave time and was placed in 'no-pay' status for that date, which the Department of Corrections deemed chronic and excessive absenteeism. On 9/5/25, Durham signed a settlement agreement for a 15-day suspension.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 6/28/25, Garden State Correctional Facility’s Senior Correctional Officer (SCPO) Donovan Durham called out sick. He did not have sufficient leave time. Therefore, he was placed in “no-pay” status for those dates. This action is deemed to be chronic and . On 9/5/25, SCPO Durham signed a settlement agreement for a 15-day suspension.
(a) General Causes (4) Attendance HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance,
Separated while IA pending
No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Senior Correctional Police Officer Donovan Durham of Garden State Youth Correctional Facility called out sick on 6/8/25 without sufficient leave time and was placed on a no pay status for that date, which the Department of Corrections deemed chronic and excessive absenteeism. Durham was issued a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action for a 15-day suspension.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 6/8/25, Garden State Youth Correctional Facility’s Senior Correctional Officer (SCPO) Donovan Durham 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 Durham was issued a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action for 15-day suspension.
(a) General Causes (1) , or failure to perform duties (6) a public employee (7) (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 B8 - Serious mistake due to carelessness which may result in danger and/or injury to persons or property B9 - Incompetence or 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 3/16/25, three incarcerated persons entered an office behind the officers' station at Garden State Correctional Facility and fought for approximately 90 seconds. Senior Correctional Police Officer Donovan Durham was on duty and closest to the fight but made no attempt to stop it, then followed the incarcerated persons to their tier through an unsecured gate while others walked freely and did not maintain control of his unit. Durham signed a settlement agreement for a 30-day suspension on 6/12/25.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
An investigation revealed that on 3/16/25, three incarcerated persons entered an office behind the Senior Correctional Police Officers' Station, closed the door, and proceeded to fight. The individuals fought for approximately 90-seconds and were covered in blood. Garden State Correctional Facility’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Donovan Durham was the SCPO on duty and was the closest in proximity to the fight. SCPO Durham made no attempt to stop the fight. SCPO Durham then followed the incarcerated persons to their tier through an unsecured gate while multiple other incarcerated persons were walking around freely. SCPO Durham did not maintain control of his unit during this time. SCPO Durham signed a settlement agreement for a 30-day suspension on 6/12/25.
The amount is as reported by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury in its YourMoney pension data, as of March 31, 2026. It is the pension-basis figure and may not include overtime, accrued leave, stipends, or other pay. The link between this officer and this pension record is a records-based match at high confidence (exact name and exact employing agency), not a certified identity. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 609. 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 610. 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 611. 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 612. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[5]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 215321, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩