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James Richer Jr.

Camden County Corrections · 2 records · 2022, 2024

Plain-language summary (this site, across all records below)

Richer Jr. has 2 sustained major discipline records from Camden Co Corrections, spanning 2022 to 2024. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: Conduct Unbecoming; Neglect of Duty.

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2024[1]

Suspended 45 days

Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)

The Camden County Department of Corrections suspended Officer James Richer Jr. for 45 days in 2024 on a sustained charge of neglect of duty. According to the record, Richer failed to conduct a tool check and missed that Civilian Johnson left a hammer in a cell after completing maintenance work. It was handled as progressive discipline.

Rank as reported
Officer (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
Separated while IA pending
not reported

Synopsis as reported by the agency

Officer Richer failed to conduct tool check and missed that Civilian Johnson left a hammer in a cell after completing maintenance work. Progressive Discipline.

Major discipline · 2022[2]

Suspended 30 days

Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)

Officer James Richer Jr. was suspended for 30 days by the Camden County Department of Corrections in 2022 on a sustained charge of Conduct Unbecoming. According to the record, Richer made racially inappropriate bias comments to a staff member and created a hostile work environment. He was also required to attend additional training.

Rank as reported
Officer (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)

Synopsis as reported by the agency

Officer Richer made racially inappropriate bias comments to a Staff member and created a hostile work environment. He was also required to attend additional training.

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.

Similar records

AnalysisComputed by this site from shared agency, year, charge category, and sanction outcome. Not a legal or factual equivalence.
  • Dion Phillips · Camden County Corrections · 2024

    Suspended 10 days

    Sustained charge(s): Neglect of Duty

    same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome

  • Michael Hernandez · Camden County Corrections · 2024

    Suspended 6 days

    Sustained charge(s): Neglect of Duty

    same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome

  • Michael Huesser · Camden County Corrections · 2024

    Suspended 30 days

    Sustained charge(s): Neglect of Duty

    same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome

  • Fateemah Collins · Camden County Corrections · 2024

    Suspended 10 days

    Sustained charge(s): Neglect of Duty

    same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome

  • Donald Bethea · Camden County Corrections · 2024

    Suspended 30 days

    Sustained charge(s): Neglect of Duty

    same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome

Questions and answers

What is a summary of James Richer Jr.'s major discipline record?
Richer Jr. has 2 sustained major discipline records from Camden Co Corrections, spanning 2022 to 2024. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: Conduct Unbecoming; Neglect of Duty.
What is James Richer Jr.'s major discipline record at Camden County Corrections?
James Richer Jr. has 2 major discipline records at Camden County Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022, 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does James Richer Jr.'s record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for James Richer Jr. at Camden County Corrections.
How does Camden County Corrections score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Camden County Corrections in the highest fifth of peers of its peer group on reported internal affairs volume and discipline severity. The grade is analysis by this site, not an official rating, and it describes the department, not James Richer Jr. individually.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 977. 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 2113. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.