Correctional Police Officer James Mackay was suspended by the Dept Of Corrections in 2022. The record states that Mackay failed to perform a proper bed check, resulting in an inmate escape. An original 30 day suspension for neglect of duty was reduced to a 10 day suspension for record keeping purposes only under a settlement agreement. Sustained charges included neglect of duty, negligence, contributing to escape, and violation of safety and security regulations.
Officer Mackay failed to perform proper bed check resulting in an inmate escape. 30 day suspension, Settlement Agreement to 10 day suspension for Record Keeping Purposes only
Sustained charge(s): 1. Neglect of duty, loafing, idleness or willful failure to devote attention to tasks which would not result in danger to persons or…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
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Police Transparency NJ, "James Mackay, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/james-mackay-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of James Mackay's major discipline record?
Correctional Police Officer James Mackay was suspended by the Dept Of Corrections in 2022. The record states that Mackay failed to perform a proper bed check, resulting in an inmate escape. An original 30 day suspension for neglect of duty was reduced to a 10 day suspension for record keeping purposes only under a settlement agreement. Sustained charges included neglect of duty, negligence, contributing to escape, and violation of safety and security regulations.
What is James Mackay's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
James Mackay has one major discipline record at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department James Mackay 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 James Mackay individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2347. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]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/. ↩