Major discipline · 2025[1]
Suspended 10 days- Rank as reported
- Senior Correctional Police Officer
- Sustained charge(s)
- (a) General Causes (6) a public employee (7) (12) HRB 84-17, as amended A11 -Leaving assigned work area without permission creating a danger to persons or property A13b - Unexcused lateness of 15 minutes or more C9 - : Intentional disobedience or refusal to accept order, assaulting or resisting authority , disrespect or use of insulting or abusive language to a supervisor C11 - an employee D7 - Violation of administrative procedures and/or regulations involving safety and security E1 - Violation of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision
- Separated while IA pending
- No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
On 12/1/24, Senior Correctional Police Officer Jessica Dixon was mandated to work second shift at Northern State Prison but arrived approximately one hour late on a day the institution reported critical staffing. When a sergeant asked her location, Dixon said she was in her car, though she had no supervisor's permission to exit the secured perimeter. The record states Dixon was insubordinate, used profane language, and did not follow orders. She signed a settlement agreement for a 10-day suspension on 2/21/25.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 12/1/24, Northern State Prison’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Jessica Dixon was mandated to work second shift. SCPO Dixon failed to report for duty in a timely manner, arriving approximately one hour late. The institution had reported critical staffing levels for that day. When questioned by a sergeant as to her location, SCPO Dixon stated she was in her car; however, no permission from a supervisor to exit the secured perimeter was given. It was also determined that SCPO Dixon was insubordinate during her conversation with the sergeant questioning her whereabouts. She acted unprofessional, used profane language, and failed to follow orders as directed by her supervisor. SCPO Dixon signed a settlement agreement for a 10-day suspension on 2/21/25.