(a) General Causes (12) HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, 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 June 3, 2025, New Jersey State Prison Senior Correctional Police Officer Jonathan Rengifo called out sick without sufficient sick leave time to support the absence, which the Department of Corrections deemed chronic or excessive absenteeism. Rengifo was issued a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action for a 10-day suspension.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 6/3/25, New Jersey State Prison’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Jonathan Rengifo called out sick. SCPO Rengifo did not have sufficient sick leave time to support that absence. This was deemed . SCPO Rengifo was issued a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action for a 10-day suspension.
(a) (7) N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. B2: , loafing, idleness or willful failure to devote attention to tasks that could result in danger to persons or property. D1: Negligence in performing duty resulting in injury to persons or damage to property. D6b: Loss or careless control of radios, mace or handcuffs. D7: Violation of administrative procedures and/or regulations involving safety and security. E1: Violations 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)
The Department of Corrections suspended Senior Correctional Police Officer Jonathan Rengifo for 7 days in 2024. On December 23, 2023, Rengifo left incarcerated persons unsupervised in his assigned unit, where three assaults occurred, and he failed to activate his body-worn camera for any of them. He also left his OC spray and radio unattended on the officer's desk. Rengifo signed a settlement agreement on April 15, 2024.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On December 23,2023 Officer Rengifo was assigned to a unit where three assaults occurred when he left Incarcerated Persons unsupervised. Officer Rengifo failed to activate his body worn camera for any of assaults. In addition, Officer Rengifo failed to keep his equipment secure and left his OC spray and radio unattended on the officer's desk. Officer Rengifo signed a settlement agreement on this matter on April 15, 2024.
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 718. 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 1345. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[3]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 213876, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩