Sergeant Jason Harba received a 45-day suspension in 2022. The Department of Corrections reported that Harba was aware of the introduction of a cell phone by a staff member in the Special Treatment Unit before 7:45 am and did not include his knowledge of the contraband prior to 7:45 am in the DOC Special Custody Report. The sustained charges were violation of administrative procedures and regulations involving safety and security, violation of a rule or procedure, and other sufficient cause.
Violation of administrative procedure and or regulations involving safety and Security
Violation of a rule policy, procedure or administrative decision
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Suspended for 45 days due to violating the Special Treatment Unit in handling the introduction of a cell phone by a staff member in the facility. Was aware of the incident before 7:45 am and did not include his knowledge of the contraband prior to 7:45 am in the DOC Special Custody Report.
Sustained charge(s): 1. Neglect of duty, loafing, idleness or willful failure to devote attention to tasks which would not result in danger to persons or…
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Police Transparency NJ, "Jason Harba, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/jason-harba-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Jason Harba's major discipline record?
Sergeant Jason Harba received a 45-day suspension in 2022. The Department of Corrections reported that Harba was aware of the introduction of a cell phone by a staff member in the Special Treatment Unit before 7:45 am and did not include his knowledge of the contraband prior to 7:45 am in the DOC Special Custody Report. The sustained charges were violation of administrative procedures and regulations involving safety and security, violation of a rule or procedure, and other sufficient cause.
What is Jason Harba's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Jason Harba has one major discipline record at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is Jason Harba's base salary on record?
Jason Harba's reported base salary is $103,815, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Jason Harba has 21 years, 8 months of reported service.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Jason Harba 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 Jason Harba individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2377. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 212198, 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/. ↩