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.
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.
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.
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.
Sources
[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]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. ↩