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Jakota Richardson- Russell

Department Of Corrections · 2 records · 2024, 2025

Suspended 15 daysmost recent record, 2025 · as reported

Richardson- Russell has 2 sustained major discipline records from Dept Of Corrections, spanning 2024 to 2025. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) General causes. 4. Chronic or excessive absenteeism or lateness. N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. Other sufficient cause. A1:Unsatisfactory attendance; N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)General Causes (4) Attendance (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive absenteeism.

Discipline timeline, 2024 to 2025

AnalysisBar colour is this site's severity tier for the reported sanction.

2 records, 2024 to 2025

Major discipline records reported for Jakota Richardson- Russell, by year
YearRecordsMost serious sanction reported
20241Suspension
20251Suspension
  • Suspension

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2025[1]

Suspended 15 days

Plain-language summary

Written by this site from the cited record only.

On November 13, 2024, South Woods State Prison Senior Correctional Police Officer Jakota Richardson-Russell called out sick without sufficient leave time and was placed on no-pay status, which the Department of Corrections deemed chronic and excessive absenteeism. Richardson-Russell signed a settlement agreement for a 15-day suspension on January 8, 2025.

Rank as reported
Senior Correctional Police Officer (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
  • (a)General Causes (4) Attendance (12) HRB 84-17
  • as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance
Separated while IA pending
No

Synopsis as reported by the agency

On 11/13/24, South Woods State Prison’s Senior Correctional Officer (SCPO) Jakota Richardson-Russell called out sick. She did not have sufficient leave time. Therefore, she was placed on a “no pay” status for those dates. This action is deemed to be chronic and . On 1/8/25, SCPO Richardson-Russell signed a settlement agreement for a 15-day suspension.

Major discipline · 2024[2]

Suspended 15 days

Plain-language summary

Written by this site from the cited record only.

The Department of Corrections suspended Correctional Police Lieutenant Jakota Richardson-Russell for 15 days in 2024. Richardson-Russell called out sick on September 15 and 16 and October 9, 2024, while carrying a zero sick leave balance, and was placed in a no-pay status for those dates. The department recorded the absences as chronic or excessive absenteeism.

Rank as reported
Correctional Police Lieutenant (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) General causes. 4. or lateness. N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. . A1:Unsatisfactory attendance.
Separated while IA pending
No

Synopsis as reported by the agency

On the following dates Lt. Richardson-Russell called out sick: September 15, 16,2024; October 9, 2024. At the time Lt. Richardson-Russell had a zero sick leave balance and was therefore placed on a no pay status for those dates. This action is deemed to be .

Similar records

AnalysisComputed by this site from shared agency, year, charge category, and sanction outcome. Not a legal or factual equivalence.
  • Michael Anello · Department Of Corrections · 2025

    Suspended 15 days

    Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (4) Attendance HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive absenteeism

    same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Dominick Aneses · Department Of Corrections · 2025

    Suspended 30 days

    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

  • Malcolm Austin · Department Of Corrections · 2025

    Suspended 10 days

    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

  • Malcolm Austin · Department Of Corrections · 2025

    Suspended 15 days

    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

  • Malcolm Austin · Department Of Corrections · 2025

    Suspended 10 days

    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.

All 433 at the Department Of Corrections page

Compensation and pension

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Questions and answers

What is a summary of Jakota Richardson- Russell's major discipline record?

Richardson- Russell has 2 sustained major discipline records from Dept Of Corrections, spanning 2024 to 2025. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) General causes. 4. Chronic or excessive absenteeism or lateness. N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. Other sufficient cause. A1:Unsatisfactory attendance; N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)General Causes (4) Attendance (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive absenteeism.

What is Jakota Richardson- Russell's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?

Jakota Richardson- Russell has 2 major discipline records at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024, 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Jakota Richardson- Russell 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 Jakota Richardson- Russell individually.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 724. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  2. [2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1333. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  3. [3]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 724. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. The timeline counts rows 724, 1333.
  4. [4]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/.