(a) General Causes (4) Attendance HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance,
Separated while IA pending
No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Senior Correctional Police Officer Jerome Cochran called out sick on 6/11/25 at South Woods State Prison without sufficient leave time and was placed in no-pay status. The Department of Corrections deemed this excessive and chronic absenteeism. On 8/21/25, Cochran received a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action for a 15-day suspension.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 6/11/25 South Woods State Prison’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Jerome Cochran called out sick. SCPO Cochran did not have sufficient leave time on that date and was therefore placed in “no-pay” status. This is deemed excessive and chronic absenteeism. On 8/21/25, SCPO Cochran was issued a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action for a 15-day suspension.
(a) General Causes (4) Attendance HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance,
Separated while IA pending
No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
On 7/16/25, 7/22/25, and 7/23/25, Senior Correctional Police Officer Jerome Cochran called out sick at South Woods State Prison without sufficient leave time and was placed in no-pay status. The Department of Corrections deemed this excessive and chronic absenteeism. Cochran received a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action for a 15-day suspension on 8/21/25.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 7/16/25, 7/22/25, and 7/23/25, South Woods State Prison’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Jerome Cochran called out sick. SCPO Cochran did not have sufficient leave time on that date and was therefore placed in no-pay status. This is deemed excessive and chronic absenteeism. On 8/21/25, SCPO Cochran was issued a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action for a 15-day suspension.
(a) General Causes (4) Attendance HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance,
Separated while IA pending
No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Senior Correctional Police Officer Jerome Cochran called out sick on several dates in March 2025 at South Woods State Prison without sufficient leave time and was placed in no-pay status. The Department of Corrections deemed this excessive and chronic absenteeism. On 8/21/25, Cochran received a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action for a 15-day suspension.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 3/9/25, 3/15/25, 3/16/25, 3/22/25, 3/23/25, 3/29/25, and 3/30/25, South Woods State Prison’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Jerome Cochran called out sick. SCPO Cochran did not have sufficient leave time on that date and was therefore placed in no-pay status. This is deemed excessive and chronic absenteeism. On 8/21/25, SCPO Cochran was issued a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action for a 15-day suspension.
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
SCPO Jerome Cochran was suspended for 15 days by the Dept Of Corrections for unsatisfactory attendance. According to the record, Cochran called off sick with no sick time to cover the absence, and the absence was not covered by FMLA or FLA. The record noted it was his fourth attendance infraction in a two year period.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Called off sick with no sick time to cover. Absence not covered by FMLA/FLA. 4th attendance infraction in 2 year period
Note: this source row is identical, field for field, to row 1897 of the same file. It may be a duplicate submission by the agency. Both rows are shown exactly as reported.
Rank as reported
SCPO
Sustained charge(s)
Unsatisfactory Attendance
Separated while IA pending
No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
SCPO Jerome Cochran was suspended for 15 days by the Dept Of Corrections in an unsatisfactory attendance matter. The record states that Cochran called off sick with no sick time available to cover the absence, and that the absence was not covered by FMLA or FLA. It was cited as a fourth attendance infraction within a two year period.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Called off sick with no sick time to cover. Absence not covered by FMLA/FLA. 4th attendance infraction in 2 year period
The amount is as reported by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury in its YourMoney pension data, as of March 31, 2026. It is the pension-basis figure and may not include overtime, accrued leave, stipends, or other pay. The link between this officer and this pension record is a records-based match at high confidence (exact name and exact employing agency), not a certified identity. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 578. 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 579. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[3]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 580. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[4]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1897. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[5]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1904. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[6]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 215765, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩