Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Jare Brooks was suspended for 30 days by the Cumberland County Department of Corrections after an incarcerated person escaped from a vehicle while being transported. The conduct occurred in 2018, but the appeal became final in 2023. The sustained charges cited incompetence or inefficiency and failure to follow safety and security procedures.
Violations, regulation,policy,procedure and order or administrative decision
Failure to follow safety and security procedures
Serious mistake due to carelessness which may result in danger and or injury to person or property
Violation of administrative procedures and or regulations involving safety and security .
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Jare Brooks was suspended for 30 days after an Incarcerated Person escaped from a vehicle while being transported. The conduct occurred in 2018, but the appeal became final in 2023.
Compensation and pension
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Similar records
AnalysisComputed by this site from shared agency, year, charge category, and sanction outcome. Not a legal or factual equivalence.
Janitqua Days · Cumberland County Corrections · 2023
Suspended 180 days
Sustained charge(s): Prohibited Conduct (illegal drug use); Conduct unbecoming a Public employee
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): 4A:2-2.3 (a) (12).Other sufficient cause Cumberland County Department of Corrections Policy 3.02 also know as 84-17 III. Personal Conduct…
same agency · similar sanction outcome
Jorge Tucker · Cumberland County Corrections · 2025
Suspended 10 days
Sustained charge(s): 4A:2-2.3(a): 12.Other sufficient cause Cumberland County Department of Corrections Policy 3.02 also know as 84-17 (I). Attendance (B).…
same agency · similar sanction outcome
Steven Huff · Cumberland County Corrections · 2021
Suspended 6 days
Sustained charge(s): Negligence in performing duty resulting in injury to persons or damage to property
Sustained charge(s): Indictable Offenses; Conduct unbecoming a Public employee
same agency · same year
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Jare Brooks's major discipline record?
Officer Jare Brooks was suspended for 30 days by the Cumberland County Department of Corrections after an incarcerated person escaped from a vehicle while being transported. The conduct occurred in 2018, but the appeal became final in 2023. The sustained charges cited incompetence or inefficiency and failure to follow safety and security procedures.
What is Jare Brooks's major discipline record at Cumberland County Corrections?
Jare Brooks has one major discipline record at Cumberland County Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Jare Brooks's record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for Jare Brooks at Cumberland County Corrections.
How does Cumberland County Corrections score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Cumberland County Corrections in the second-lowest fifth 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 Jare Brooks individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1626. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩