Suspended 10 daysmost recent record, 2025 · as reported
Matthews has 2 sustained major discipline records from Dept Of Corrections, all from 2025. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive absenteeism A9 - Refusal or failure to work overtime without a reasonable excuse E1 - Violation of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision; N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive absenteeism A9 - Refusal or failure to work overtime without a reasonable excuse E1 - Violation of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision.
On 9/23/25, Senior Correctional Police Officer Justin Matthews refused to complete his mandatory overtime shift at New Jersey State Prison, the Dept Of Corrections reported. Matthews was ordered to complete 8 hours of mandatory overtime but did not complete his shift and did not supply medical documentation within the allotted time. He was issued a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action for a 10-day suspension.
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
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 9/23/25, New Jersey State Prison’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Justin Matthews refused to complete his mandatory overtime shift. He was ordered to complete 8-hours of mandatory overtime but did not complete his shift. SCPO Matthews did not supply any medical documentation within the allotted time frame. SCPO Matthews was issued a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action for a 10-day suspension.
On 7/16/25 and 7/22/25, Senior Correctional Police Officer Justin Matthews refused to complete his mandatory overtime shift at New Jersey State Prison, the Dept Of Corrections reported. Matthews was ordered to complete 8 hours of mandatory overtime but did not complete his shift and did not supply medical documentation within the allotted time. He was issued a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action for a 10-day suspension.
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
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 7/16/25 and 7/22/25, New Jersey State Prison’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Justin Matthews refused to complete his mandatory overtime shift. He was ordered to complete 8-hours of mandatory overtime but did not complete his shift. SCPO Matthews did not supply any medical documentation within the allotted time frame. SCPO Matthews was issued a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action for a 10-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)…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Other officers at Department Of Corrections
433 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Justin Matthews, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/justin-matthews-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Justin Matthews's major discipline record?
Matthews has 2 sustained major discipline records from Dept Of Corrections, all from 2025. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive absenteeism A9 - Refusal or failure to work overtime without a reasonable excuse E1 - Violation of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision; N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive absenteeism A9 - Refusal or failure to work overtime without a reasonable excuse E1 - Violation of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision.
What is Justin Matthews's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Justin Matthews has 2 major discipline records at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Justin Matthews 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 Justin Matthews individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 675. 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 676. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[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/. ↩