(a) General Causes (12) HRB 84-17, as amended A.9.Refusal or failure to work overtime without a reason-able excuse.
Separated while IA pending
No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
On 10/23/25, Senior Correctional Police Officer Harry Cook refused a mandatory assignment to work third shift at South Woods State Prison. The Department of Corrections issued a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action on 12/5/25, and Cook was removed from State service.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 10/23/25, South Woods State Prison’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Harry Cook refused a mandatory assignment to work third shift. A Final Notice of Disciplinary Action was issued on 12/5/25, and SCPO Cook was removed from State service.
(a) General Causes (12) HRB 84-17, as amended A.9.Refusal or failure to work overtime without a reason-able excuse.
Separated while IA pending
No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Senior Correctional Police Officer Harry Cook refused mandatory assignments to work third shift at South Woods State Prison on 9/17/25, 9/29/25, 10/1/25, and 10/19/25. The Department of Corrections issued a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action on 12/5/25 for a 10-day suspension.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 9/17/25, 9/29/25, 10/1/25, and 10/19/25, South Woods State Prison’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Harry Cook refused mandatory assignments to work third shift. A Final Notice of Disciplinary Action was issued on 12/5/25 for a 10-day suspension.
(a) General Causes (12) HRB 84-17, as amended A.9.Refusal or failure to work overtime without a reason-able excuse.
Separated while IA pending
No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
On 11/9/25, Senior Correctional Police Officer Harry Cook refused a mandatory assignment to work third shift at South Woods State Prison. The Department of Corrections issued a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action on 12/5/25, and Cook was removed from State service.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 11/9/25, South Woods State Prison’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Harry Cook refused a mandatory assignment to work third shift. A Final Notice of Disciplinary Action was issued on 12/5/25 and SCPO Cook was removed from State service.
Compensation and pension
No confident pension match found. 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. Where that bar is not met, nothing is shown rather than a guess. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 585. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 586. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[3]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 587. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩