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