Major discipline · 2025[1]
Suspended 60 days- Rank as reported
- Senior Correctional Police Officer
- Sustained charge(s)
- (a)(6) a public employee (a)(12) . B2 - , loafing, idleness or willful failure to devote attention to tasks which could result in danger to persons or property. B8 - Serious mistake due to carelessness which may result in danger and/or injury to persons or property. C9 - : Intentional disobedience or refusal to accept an order, assaulting or resisting authority, disrespect or use of insulting or abusive language to supervisor; 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 2/4/25, Senior Correctional Police Officer Kayiane Kirby-Jones violated several policies at New Jersey State Prison, the Dept Of Corrections reported. For hours no showers or kiosks were run despite orders, gates were left unsecured, an unsupervised porter reached the tiers, and threats against staff went unreported. Incarcerated persons built a barrier and lit fires unseen. When Kirby-Jones found the fires, she delayed action for about 4 minutes and did not trigger an alarm. She signed a settlement agreement for a 60-day suspension.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 2/4/25, while on duty, New Jersey State Prison’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Kayiane Kirby-Jones violated several policies. An investigation revealed that for several hours, no showers or kiosks were ran, despite being ordered, gates were unsecured, an unsupervised General Population Porter had access to the unsecured tiers and several threats against staff by an incarcerated person were not reported to a supervisor. Due to her lack of attention to the Tier, the incarcerated persons were able to erect a barrier and light several fires without being seen. When SCPO Kirby-Jones did discover these fires, she delayed taking action for approximately 4 minutes and failed to trigger an alarm as required by policy. SCPO Kirby-Jones signed a settlement agreement on 4/8/25 for a 60-day suspension.