Suspended 15 daysmost recent record, 2024 · as reported
Howard has 2 sustained major discipline records from Dept Of Corrections, spanning 2023 to 2024. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: Unsatisfactory Attendance; N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) General causes. 4. Chronic or excessive absenteeism or lateness. N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. Other sufficient cause. A1:Unsatisfactory attendance.
Discipline timeline, 2023 to 2024
AnalysisBar colour is this site's severity tier for the reported sanction.
2 records, 2023 to 2024
Major discipline records reported for Jonathan Howard, by year
Senior Correctional Police Officer Jonathan Howard was suspended for 15 days by the Dept Of Corrections for chronic or excessive absenteeism. On September 12, 2024, Howard called out of work using emergency leave. He had a zero administrative leave balance at the time and was carried on a no pay status for that date.
N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) General causes. 4. or lateness. N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. . A1:Unsatisfactory attendance.
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On September 12, 2024 Officer Howard called out of work using emergency leave. At the time, Officer Howard had zero administrative leave balance and was therefore carried as a no pay status for that date. This action is considered to be .
SCPO Jonathan Howard was suspended for 15 days by the Dept Of Corrections for unsatisfactory attendance. According to the record, Howard called off requesting an administrative leave day but had no administrative leave time to cover the absence. The record noted it was his fourth attendance infraction in a two year period.
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(6) Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee. N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(12) Other Sufficient Cause. C7: Fighting or creating a…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. Other sufficient cause. A9: Refusal or failure to work overtime without a reasonable excuse. E1: Violations of a…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Other officers at Department Of Corrections
433 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Jonathan Howard's major discipline record?
Howard has 2 sustained major discipline records from Dept Of Corrections, spanning 2023 to 2024. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: Unsatisfactory Attendance; N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) General causes. 4. Chronic or excessive absenteeism or lateness. N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. Other sufficient cause. A1:Unsatisfactory attendance.
What is Jonathan Howard's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Jonathan Howard has 2 major discipline records at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023, 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Jonathan Howard 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 Jonathan Howard individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1400. 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 1903. 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 1400. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. The timeline counts rows 1400, 1903. ↩
[4]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/. ↩