The Department of Corrections suspended Senior Correctional Police Officer Jose Esteves for 30 days in 2024. On May 15, 2024, a 7 minute recording on Esteves's body-worn camera showed him using his cellphone to watch videos while driving a state vehicle. The footage also showed him entering the facility through a back gate rather than the main gate, where he would have been processed through the metal detectors as required by policy. The sustained charges included neglect of duty and conduct unbecoming an employee.
or willful failure to devote attention to tasks which could result in danger to persons and property. D7: Violation of administrative procedures and/or regulations involving safety and security. E1: Violations of a rule
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Separated while IA pending
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Synopsis as reported by the agency
On May 15, 2024 Officer Esteves recorded a 7 minute video on his Body Worn Camera where it was observed that he was using his cellphone to watch videos while driving a State Vehicle. Further, Officer Esteves was observed entering the facility through a back gate instead of the main gate and being processed through the metal detectors as per the policy.
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. Other sufficient cause. B2: Neglect of duty, loafing, idleness or willful failure to devote attention to tasks…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
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. B2: Neglect of duty,…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
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Police Transparency NJ, "Jose Esteves, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/jose-esteves-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Jose Esteves's major discipline record?
The Department of Corrections suspended Senior Correctional Police Officer Jose Esteves for 30 days in 2024. On May 15, 2024, a 7 minute recording on Esteves's body-worn camera showed him using his cellphone to watch videos while driving a state vehicle. The footage also showed him entering the facility through a back gate rather than the main gate, where he would have been processed through the metal detectors as required by policy. The sustained charges included neglect of duty and conduct unbecoming an employee.
What is Jose Esteves's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Jose Esteves has one major discipline record at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Jose Esteves 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 Jose Esteves individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1356. 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/. ↩