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, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision.
Separated while IA pending
No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
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.
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.
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 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/. ↩