N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 3. . N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 6. an employee N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. . 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)
The Department of Corrections terminated Senior Correctional Police Officer J. T. Banks III in 2024 after the Police Training Commission revoked his license and found him unfit for his position. On February 6, 2023, Banks was charged with aggravated assault for using excessive force on an inmate at South Woods State Prison, including administering OC spray and kicking the inmate in the head, and with tampering with public records for submitting false statements in reports about his use of force.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
The Police Training Commission has revoked Officer Banks' license, and as such is deemed unfit for his position within the NJDOC. His inability to hold a valid PTC license is considered an employee and violates pertinent rules and regulations of the NJDOC. Specifically, on 2/6/2023, the Officer was charged with a violation of NJSA 2C: 12-1(b)7, Aggravated Assault, for attempting to cause serious bodily injury to an inmate at South Woods State Prison, by using excessive force (administering OC spray on the inmate and kicking the inmate in the head) as well as NJSA 2C:28-7(a)2, Tampering with public records, for submitting false statements in reports to Administration at South Woods State Prison concerning his use of force against an inmate.
N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 6. an employee N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. . C3. Physical or mental abuse of an inmate, patient, client, resident or employee. C5. Inappropriate physical contact or mistreatment of an inmate, patient, client, resident or employee. C8: Falsification: intentional misstatement of material fact in connection with work, employment application, attendance, or in any record, report, investigation, or other proceeding. 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)
On November 1, 2023, Senior Correctional Police Officer J. T. Banks III was arrested for an incident at South Woods State Prison. On February 6, 2023, Banks was charged with aggravated assault for using excessive force on an inmate, including administering OC spray and kicking the inmate in the head, and with tampering with public records for submitting false statements in reports about his use of force. The Department of Corrections terminated him.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On November 1, 2023 Officer Banks was arrested for an incident that took place at South Woods State Prison. he was involved in at South Woods State Prison. On February 6, 2023, the Officer was charged with a violation of NJSA 2C: 12-1(b)7, Aggravated Assault, for attempting to cause serious bodily injury to an inmate at South Woods State Prison, by using excessive force (administering OC spray on the inmate and kicking the inmate in the head); as well as NJSA 2C:28-7(a)2, Tampering with public records, for submitting false statements in reports to Administration at South Woods State Prison concerning his use of force against an inmate.
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 1318. 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 1319. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩