On September 8, 2024, an incarcerated person was found deceased in a cell on Senior Correctional Police Officer Khalid Williams's shift, during which he was required to tour the unit every 30 minutes. An institutional camera review determined that only 4 complete tours and 3 partial tours were taken during the entire shift, though the log book stated the unit was secure without the proper checks being completed. The Department of Corrections terminated Williams.
idleness or willful failure to devote attention to tasks that could result in danger to persons or property. B9: Incompetence or inefficacy. C8: Falsification: intentional misstatement of material fact in connection with work
employment
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or other proceeding. C11: an employee. damage to property. D7: Violation of administrative procedures and/or regulations involving safety and security. E1: Violations of a rule
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order or administrative decision.
Separated while IA pending
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Synopsis as reported by the agency
On September 8, 2024 an Incarcerated Person was found deceased in their cell. During Officer Williams shift, he was required to tour the unit every 30 minutes. Institutional Camera Review determined that only 4 complete tours were taken and 3 partial tours were taken the entire shift. The log book stated that the unit was secure without proper checks being completed.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Khalid Williams's major discipline record?
On September 8, 2024, an incarcerated person was found deceased in a cell on Senior Correctional Police Officer Khalid Williams's shift, during which he was required to tour the unit every 30 minutes. An institutional camera review determined that only 4 complete tours and 3 partial tours were taken during the entire shift, though the log book stated the unit was secure without the proper checks being completed. The Department of Corrections terminated Williams.
What is Khalid Williams's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Khalid Williams has one major discipline record at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Khalid Williams's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Khalid Williams's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2024.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Khalid Williams 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 Khalid Williams individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1308. 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/. ↩