(a) General Causes (6) a public employee (7) (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 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
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
On or about November 7, 2024, a Code-33 was activated in the 1E Right Yard at New Jersey State Prison after two incarcerated persons in the same recreation module were seen in a physical altercation, the Department of Corrections reported. An investigation found that Senior Correctional Police Officer Julian Pereira failed to monitor the 1E Right Yard. Pereira signed a settlement agreement for a 10-day suspension on June 19, 2025.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On or about 11/7/24, a Code-33 was activated in the 1E Right Yard at New Jersey State Prison, where two incarcerated persons in the same recreation module were observed being in a physical altercation. An investigation revealed the Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Julian Pereira failed to monitor the 1E Right Yard. SCPO Pereira signed a settlement agreement for a 10-day suspension on 6/19/25.
(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 multiple dates between October 2024 and June 2025, New Jersey State Prison Senior Correctional Police Officer Julian Pereira called out sick without sufficient sick leave time to support the absences, which the Department of Corrections deemed chronic or excessive absenteeism. Pereira signed a settlement agreement on September 30, 2025, for a 15-day suspension.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 10/22/24 , 11/2/24, 11/5/24, 11/14/24, 5/17/25 and 6/10/25, New Jersey State Prison’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Julian Pereira called out sick. SCPO Pereira did not have sufficient sick leave time to support that absence. This was deemed . SCPO Pereira signed a settlement agreement on 9/30/25 for a 15-day suspension.
N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 6. an employee (a) (7) N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. A9: Refusal or failure to work overtime without a reasonable excuse. A10: Leaving assigned work area without permission, but not creating a danger to persons or property. B1: , loafing, idleness or willful failure to devote attention to tasks which would not result in danger to persons or property. C11: an employee. 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 Julian Pereira for 30 days in 2024. On September 3, 2024, Pereira was scheduled to work a mandatory overtime shift when his whereabouts became unknown. Video footage showed him leaving the facility and not returning for 43 minutes. Pereira admitted that he left to get something to eat without permission and without alerting a supervisor. He signed a settlement agreement on November 11, 2024.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On September 3, 2024 Officer Pereira was scheduled to work a mandatory overtime shift. It was later reported that Officer Pereira's whereabouts were unknown. Video footage showed Officer Pereira leaving the facility and not returning for 43 minutes. Officer Pereira admitted that he left to get something to eat but did not get permission to do so nor did he alert a supervisor of his whereabouts. Officer Pereira signed a settlement agreement on this matter on November 11, 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 712. 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 713. 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 1348. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[4]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 213846, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩