On February 4, 2025, Senior Correctional Police Officer Juan Riascos was assigned to New Jersey State Prison's 7UP, Unit A, and for several hours was aware of unsecured 7 Wing gates while not running showers or kiosks as ordered, the Department of Corrections reported. Riascos also knew of an incarcerated person's threats against staff and did not report them. When incarcerated persons on 10-tier lit several fires, there was a 4-minute delay before he acted. He signed a settlement agreement for a 30-day suspension.
(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 B6 - Failure or excessive delay in carrying out an order which may result in danger to persons or property B8 - Serious mistake due to carelessness which may result in danger and/or injury to person or property B9 - Incompetence or 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 D1 - Negligence in performing duty resulting in injury to persons or damage to property D7 - Violation of administrative procedure 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 2/4/25, Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Juan Riascos was assigned to New Jersey State Prison's 7UP, Unit A. An investigation revealed that for several hours SCPO Riascos was aware of unsecured 7 Wing gates. He did not run showers or kiosks although ordered by his supervisors to do so. On his assigned unit, there was an unsupervised General Population Porter that had access to unsecured tiers. SCPO Riascos was aware of an incarcerated person's threats against staff and did not report these threats to his supervisor. Due to his lack of attention, the incarcerated persons on 10-tier were able to erect a barrier and light several fires. Furthermore, when SCPO Riascos discovered the fire, there was a 4-minute delay before he acted and he failed to call a Code 21. The investigation further revealed that SCPO Riascos did not complete his Restorative Housing Unit security checks as outlined in New Jersey Department of Corrections policies. He ignored a memo from the Major's office that provided updated 7 Wing staffing and operating guidelines. SCPO Riascos signed a settlement agreement on 4/8/25, for a 30-day suspension.
Sustained charge(s): NJAC 4a:2-2.3(a) General Causes (1) Incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee (7)…
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Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C.4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended B2 - Neglect…
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Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C.4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other sufficient cause HRB 84-17, as amended A9- Refusal or failure to work overtime without a…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
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Police Transparency NJ, "Juan Riascos, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/juan-riascos-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Juan Riascos's major discipline record?
On February 4, 2025, Senior Correctional Police Officer Juan Riascos was assigned to New Jersey State Prison's 7UP, Unit A, and for several hours was aware of unsecured 7 Wing gates while not running showers or kiosks as ordered, the Department of Corrections reported. Riascos also knew of an incarcerated person's threats against staff and did not report them. When incarcerated persons on 10-tier lit several fires, there was a 4-minute delay before he acted. He signed a settlement agreement for a 30-day suspension.
What is Juan Riascos's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Juan Riascos 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.
What is Juan Riascos's base salary on record?
Juan Riascos's reported base salary is $94,830, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Juan Riascos has 6 years, 9 months of reported service.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Juan Riascos 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 Juan Riascos individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 720. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 213881, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
[3]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/. ↩