Correctional Police Lieutenant Frederick Harris was suspended for 15 days by the Dept Of Corrections. On January 20, 2024, Harris was involved in a cell extraction in the Restrictive Housing Unit. Harris did not wait for an Internal Affairs investigator before the person was escorted out, did not pat or strip search the person, did not call the proper code when the person complained of chest pain, and removed the handcuffs in front of non-custody staff. Harris also did not activate his body worn camera.
N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 6. an employee N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. . B8: Serious mistake due to carelessness which may result in danger and/or injury to persons or property. C11: an employee. D7: Violation of administrative procedures and/or regulations involving safety and security. E1: Violations of a rule
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Synopsis as reported by the agency
On January 20, 2024 Lieutenant Harris was involved with a cell extraction in an Incarcerated Person within the Restrictive Housing Unit. Lt. Harris did not wait for an Internal Affairs Investigator, but instead had him escorted out of the unit before the investigator arrived. Lt. Harris did not pat search or strip search the Incarcerated Person prior to removing him from the unit. Lt. Harris did not call the proper code when the Incarcerated Person complained of chest pain, and then proceeded to remove their handcuffs in front of other non custody staff which presented a threat of danger to them. Finally, Lt. Harris did not activate his body worn camera as per the appropriate policy when interacting with an Incarcerated Person. Lt. Harris signed a settlement agreement on this matter on March 20, 2024.
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(6) Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee. N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(12) Other Sufficient Cause. C7: Fighting or creating a…
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Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. Other sufficient cause. A9: Refusal or failure to work overtime without a reasonable excuse. E1: Violations of a…
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Other officers at Department Of Corrections
433 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Frederick Harris, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/frederick-harris-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Frederick Harris's major discipline record?
Correctional Police Lieutenant Frederick Harris was suspended for 15 days by the Dept Of Corrections. On January 20, 2024, Harris was involved in a cell extraction in the Restrictive Housing Unit. Harris did not wait for an Internal Affairs investigator before the person was escorted out, did not pat or strip search the person, did not call the proper code when the person complained of chest pain, and removed the handcuffs in front of non-custody staff. Harris also did not activate his body worn camera.
What is Frederick Harris's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Frederick Harris has one major discipline record at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is Frederick Harris's pension on record?
Frederick Harris's reported monthly pension allowance is $7,775.65, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Frederick Harris has 25 years of reported service.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Frederick Harris 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 Frederick Harris individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1403. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Retired Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 375409 (member 44374267), snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Retired Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
[3]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/. ↩