Suspended 30 daysmost recent record, 2025 · as reported
Durham has 4 sustained major discipline records from Dept Of Corrections, all from 2025. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (4) Attendance 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 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 HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive absenteeism; NJAC 4a:2-2.3(a) General Causes (1) Incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee (7) Neglect of duty (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended B2 - Neglect of duty, 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 inefficiency C11 - Conduct Unbecoming 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
(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
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.
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What is a summary of Donovan Durham's major discipline record?
Durham has 4 sustained major discipline records from Dept Of Corrections, all from 2025. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (4) Attendance 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 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 HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive absenteeism; NJAC 4a:2-2.3(a) General Causes (1) Incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee (7) Neglect of duty (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended B2 - Neglect of duty, 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 inefficiency C11 - Conduct Unbecoming 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.
What is Donovan Durham's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Donovan Durham has 4 major discipline records at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is Donovan Durham's base salary on record?
Donovan Durham's reported base salary is $72,065, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Donovan Durham has 2 years, 1 month of reported service.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Donovan Durham 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 Donovan Durham individually.
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/. ↩
[6]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/. ↩