Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
The Hudson County Department of Corrections terminated Officer Ely Brown in 2023. The agency reported that Brown was inattentive to his duties as a corrections officer by using his cellphone while working. The sustained charges were incompetency, insubordination, conduct unbecoming and neglect of duty.
Officer Brown was inattentive to his duties as a Corrections Officer by utilizing his cellphone while working.
Compensation and pension
No confident pension match found. This officer's record shows a termination; a terminated officer would not have an active PFRS/SPRS record at this agency, which is one reason no match may exist here. This site links a pension record to a named officer only when the name and the exact employing agency both match a New Jersey Treasury record. Other general possibilities include insufficient vesting, a role not covered by PFRS or SPRS, a deferred or vested status not reflected in a current snapshot, or a data-matching limitation. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
Similar records
AnalysisComputed by this site from shared agency, year, charge category, and sanction outcome. Not a legal or factual equivalence.
Sustained charge(s): Conduct Unbecoming, Neglect of Duty,
same agency · same year · similar charge category
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Ely Brown's major discipline record?
The Hudson County Department of Corrections terminated Officer Ely Brown in 2023. The agency reported that Brown was inattentive to his duties as a corrections officer by using his cellphone while working. The sustained charges were incompetency, insubordination, conduct unbecoming and neglect of duty.
What is Ely Brown's major discipline record at Hudson County Corrections?
Ely Brown has one major discipline record at Hudson County Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Ely Brown's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Ely Brown's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2023.
How does Hudson County Corrections score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Hudson County Corrections in the second-highest fifth of its peer group on reported internal affairs volume and discipline severity. The grade is analysis by this site, not an official rating, and it describes the department, not Ely Brown individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1713. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩