Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Idesha Howard was terminated by the Essex County Department of Corrections in 2023 on a sustained charge of conduct unbecoming. An Internal Affairs investigation concluded on August 20, 2022 that, based on video surveillance from August 28, 2018, Howard did not conduct her tours and falsified her official Close Custody Observation Report. The record states that Howard logged five tours but conducted only two, falsifying the other three.
On August 20, 2022 an investigation was concluded by an Investigator from the Internal Affairs Bureau. Based on video surveillance it was concluded that on August 28, 2018, Officer Howard did not conduct her tours and falsified her official Close Custody Observation Report. Officer Howard logged five (5) tours one at 0100 hours, 0116 hours, 0130 hours, 0145 hours and 0201 hours. Based on video surveillance Officer Howard only conducted two (2) tours one at 0116 hour and one at 0147 hours and falsified the other three (3) tours.
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.
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Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee;
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Idesha Howard's major discipline record?
Officer Idesha Howard was terminated by the Essex County Department of Corrections in 2023 on a sustained charge of conduct unbecoming. An Internal Affairs investigation concluded on August 20, 2022 that, based on video surveillance from August 28, 2018, Howard did not conduct her tours and falsified her official Close Custody Observation Report. The record states that Howard logged five tours but conducted only two, falsifying the other three.
What is Idesha Howard's major discipline record at Essex County Corrections?
Idesha Howard has one major discipline record at Essex County Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Idesha Howard's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Idesha Howard's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2023.
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 Idesha Howard individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1648. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩