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.
(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
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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.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Kayiane Kirby -Jones's major discipline record?
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.
What is Kayiane Kirby -Jones's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Kayiane Kirby -Jones 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.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Kayiane Kirby -Jones 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 Kayiane Kirby -Jones individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 657. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]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/. ↩