On 1/4/25, Senior Correctional Police Officer Habeebah Westry used profanities and made demeaning statements toward another officer inside the Northern State Prison lobby while visitors, including children, were present. The Department of Corrections sustained charges of conduct unbecoming an employee and discourtesy. Westry signed a settlement agreement for a 10-day suspension on 3/12/25.
(a) General Causes (6) a public employee (12) HRB 84-17
as amended C11 - an employee C19 - Discourtesy to public
visitors
incarcerated persons
residents
or clients.
Separated while IA pending
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Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 1/4/25, Northern State Prison’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Habeebah Westry was reported to be loud, unprofessional, and inappropriate when interreacting with another SCPO. SCPO Westry used profanities, made demeaning statements, and antagonized the other SCPO inside the Northern State Prison lobby when visitors, including children, were present. SCPO Westry signed a settlement agreement on 3/12/25, for a 10-day suspension.
Sustained charge(s): NJAC 4a:2-2.3(a) General Causes (1) Incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee (7)…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
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, "Habeebah Westry, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/habeebah-westry-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Habeebah Westry's major discipline record?
On 1/4/25, Senior Correctional Police Officer Habeebah Westry used profanities and made demeaning statements toward another officer inside the Northern State Prison lobby while visitors, including children, were present. The Department of Corrections sustained charges of conduct unbecoming an employee and discourtesy. Westry signed a settlement agreement for a 10-day suspension on 3/12/25.
What is Habeebah Westry's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Habeebah Westry has one major discipline record 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 Habeebah Westry's base salary on record?
Habeebah Westry's reported base salary is $114,697, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Habeebah Westry has 22 years, 7 months of reported service.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Habeebah Westry 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 Habeebah Westry individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 759. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 213539, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active 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/. ↩