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.
(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
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.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Jessica Dixon's major discipline record?
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.
What is Jessica Dixon's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Jessica Dixon 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.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Jessica Dixon 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 Jessica Dixon individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 602. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]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/. ↩