Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Corrections Officer Frank James was terminated by the Essex County Department of Corrections in 2021. The record cites conduct unbecoming a public employee and states that James introduced contraband into the facility and falsified log book entries.
Officer James was terminated from employment for (6) a public employee; introducing contraband into the facility and falsifying log book entries.
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): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee;
same agency · similar sanction outcome
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Frank James's major discipline record?
Corrections Officer Frank James was terminated by the Essex County Department of Corrections in 2021. The record cites conduct unbecoming a public employee and states that James introduced contraband into the facility and falsified log book entries.
What is Frank James's major discipline record at Essex County Corrections?
Frank James has one major discipline record at Essex County Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2021. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Frank James's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Frank James's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2021.
How does Essex County Corrections score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Essex County Corrections in the lowest fifth of peers 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 Frank James individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2532. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩