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
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2 records, 2024 to 2025
Major discipline records reported for Jakota Richardson- Russell, by year
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.
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.
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.
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
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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 .
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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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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]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]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]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]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/. ↩