Suspended 90 daysmost recent record, 2025 · as reported
Pollard has 2 sustained major discipline records from Dept Of Corrections, all from 2025. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: N.J.A.C.4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee HRB 84-17, as amended B2 - Neglect of duty, loafing, idleness or willful failure to devote attention to tasks which could result in danger to persons or property B4 - Sleeping while on Duty D7 - Violation of administrative procedure and/or regulations involving safety and security E1 - Violation of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision; N.J.A.C.4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee HRB 84-17, as amended B2 - Neglect of duty, loafing, idleness or willful failure to devote attention to tasks which could result in danger to persons or property B4 - Sleeping on Duty D7 - Violation of administrative procedures and/or regulations involving safety and security E1 - Violation of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision.
On April 1, 2025, South Woods State Prison Senior Correctional Police Officer James Pollard was observed sleeping while on duty at Inspira Medical Center in Vineland, the Department of Corrections reported. Pollard was issued a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action on July 10, 2025, for a 30-day suspension.
(a) General Causes (6) a public employee HRB 84-17
as amended B2 -
loafing
idleness or willful failure to devote attention to tasks which could result in danger to persons or property B4 - Sleeping while on Duty D7 - Violation of administrative procedure and/or regulations involving safety and security E1 - Violation of a rule
regulation
policy
procedure
order or administrative decision
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 4/1/25, South Woods State Prison’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) James Pollard was observed sleeping while on duty at Inspira Medical Center in Vineland, NJ. SCPO Pollard was issued a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action on 7/10/25 for a 30-day suspension.
On June 5, 2025, South Woods State Prison Senior Correctional Police Officer James Pollard was photographed sleeping at Inspira Medical Center in Vineland, according to the Department of Corrections. Pollard received a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action on August 29, 2025, for a 90-day suspension.
(a) General Causes (6) a public employee HRB 84-17
as amended B2 -
loafing
idleness or willful failure to devote attention to tasks which could result in danger to persons or property B4 - Sleeping on Duty D7 - Violation of administrative procedures and/or regulations involving safety and security E1 - Violation of a rule
regulation
policy
procedure
order or administrative decision
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 6/5/25, South Woods State Prison’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) James Pollard was photographed sleeping at Inspira Medical Center in Vineland, NJ. SCPO Pollard was issued a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action on 8/29/25 for a 90-day suspension.
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What is a summary of James Pollard's major discipline record?
Pollard has 2 sustained major discipline records from Dept Of Corrections, all from 2025. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: N.J.A.C.4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee HRB 84-17, as amended B2 - Neglect of duty, loafing, idleness or willful failure to devote attention to tasks which could result in danger to persons or property B4 - Sleeping while on Duty D7 - Violation of administrative procedure and/or regulations involving safety and security E1 - Violation of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision; N.J.A.C.4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee HRB 84-17, as amended B2 - Neglect of duty, loafing, idleness or willful failure to devote attention to tasks which could result in danger to persons or property B4 - Sleeping on Duty D7 - Violation of administrative procedures and/or regulations involving safety and security E1 - Violation of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision.
What is James Pollard's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
James Pollard has 2 major discipline records at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is James Pollard's base salary on record?
James Pollard's reported base salary is $95,784, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. James Pollard has 8 years, 8 months of reported service.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department James Pollard 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 Pollard individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 714. 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 715. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[3]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 216113, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
[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/. ↩