On 12/17/24, Senior Correctional Police Officer Jasmine Ellington of New Jersey State Prison was insubordinate toward a Correctional Police Sergeant and refused an order to return to her post, stating she was on break at a food truck and that her shift ended at 1:00 p.m. Ellington had turned in all her equipment before leaving for break at 12:30 p.m. and failed to gain authorization to leave the secure perimeter or make required notifications. She received a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action on 4/11/25 for a 10-day suspension.
idleness or willful failure to devote attention to tasks which could result in danger to persons or property B8 - Serious mistake due to carelessness which may result in danger and/or injury to persons or property C11 - an employee D7 - Violation of administrative procedures and/or regulations involving safety and security E1 - Violation of a rule
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Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 12/17/24, New Jersey State Prison’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Jasmine Ellington was insubordinate toward a Correctional Police Sergeant (CPS). She refused an order to return to her post when ordered to do so and instead stated that she was on a break at the wellness mobile food truck and that her shift ended at 1:00 p.m. Additionally, SCPO Ellington stated she went on break at 12:30 p.m. and her shift ended at 1:00 p.m.; however, SCPO Ellington turned in all her equipment prior to her leaving for her break at 12:30 p.m. She failed to gain the proper authorization to leave the secure perimeter and make the proper notifications that she was leaving. SCPO Ellington was issued a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action on 4/11/25, for a 10-day suspension.
Sustained charge(s): NJAC 4a:2-2.3(a) General Causes (1) Incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee (7)…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C.4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended B2 - Neglect…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C.4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee (7) Neglect of duty (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): NJAC 4a:2-2.3(a) General Causes (1) Incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee (7)…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C.4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended B2 - Neglect…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Other officers at Department Of Corrections
433 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Jasmine Ellington, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/jasmine-ellington-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Jasmine Ellington's major discipline record?
On 12/17/24, Senior Correctional Police Officer Jasmine Ellington of New Jersey State Prison was insubordinate toward a Correctional Police Sergeant and refused an order to return to her post, stating she was on break at a food truck and that her shift ended at 1:00 p.m. Ellington had turned in all her equipment before leaving for break at 12:30 p.m. and failed to gain authorization to leave the secure perimeter or make required notifications. She received a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action on 4/11/25 for a 10-day suspension.
What is Jasmine Ellington's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Jasmine Ellington has one major discipline record 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 Jasmine Ellington's base salary on record?
Jasmine Ellington's reported base salary is $114,697, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Jasmine Ellington has 14 years, 2 months of reported service.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Jasmine Ellington 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 Jasmine Ellington individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 614. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 213176, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
[3]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/. ↩