(a) General Causes (12) HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, A9 - Refusal or failure to work overtime without a reasonable excuse 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 10/25/2024, 10/27/2024, 12/24/2024, and 5/24/2025, Senior Correctional Police Officer Joshua Hagwood of New Jersey State Prison refused to complete a mandatory overtime shift and called out sick without sufficient leave balances to cover the absences, which the Department of Corrections deemed chronic or excessive absenteeism. Hagwood also failed to submit the proper documentation within the allotted time frame. He signed a Last Chance settlement agreement for a 15-day suspension on 9/9/2025.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 10/25/2024, 10/27/2024, 12/24/2024, 5/24/2025, New Jersey State Prison’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Joshua Hagwood refused to complete his mandatory shift and called out sick. SCPO Hagwood was ordered to complete a mandatory overtime shift and failed to complete that shift. SCPO Hagwood did not have sufficient leave balances to cover the days he called out sick. SCPO Hagwood failed to submit the proper documentation within the allotted time frame to excuse his absences. This was deemed . SCPO Hagwood signed a Last Chance settlement agreement for a 15-day suspension on 9/9/2025.
(a) General Causes (6) a public employee (12) HRB 84-17, as amended B2- , loafing, idleness or willful failure to devote attention to tasks which could result in danger to persons or property. C8- Falsification: Intentional misstatement of material fact in connection with work, employment application, attendance, or in any record, report, investigation or other proceeding. 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 3/9/25, a physical altercation occurred between two incarcerated persons in a cell on the 7 UP housing unit of New Jersey State Prison. Senior Correctional Police Officer Joshua Hagwood reported to the tier but failed to activate his body worn camera and failed to use mechanical restraints when he secured the incarcerated persons. During the investigation, Hagwood provided inconsistent statements to the Special Investigations Division and his supervisors about what he had observed. He signed a settlement agreement for a 30-day suspension on 11/24/25.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 3/9/25, a physical altercation occurred between two incarcerated persons in a cell on the 7 UP housing unit of New Jersey State Prison. Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Joshua Hagwood reported to the tier but failed to activate his body worn camera. When he secured the incarcerated persons, he failed to use mechanical restraints. During the investigation into the physical altercation, SCPO Hagwood provided inconsistent statements to the Special Investigations Divisions and his supervisors. Specifically, when interviewed by SID, SCPO Hagwood stated that he reported to his supervisor that two incarcerated persons were in a cell together but he did not see any fighting. When his supervisors were interviewed by SID, they stated that they were told by SCPO Hagwood that the incarcerated persons may have grabbed one another through the cell door bars. SCPO Hagwood signed a settlement agreement for a 30-day suspension on 11/24/25.
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 635. 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 636. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[3]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 213714, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩