During a tour of Senior Correctional Police Officer Kirk Wilkerson's post at Garden State Youth Correctional Facility on 11/20/24, a sergeant found an incarcerated person out of his cell and inside the officer's side office in a closet with the lights off, wearing unauthorized clothing. Wilkerson admitted that he usually allows incarcerated persons on cleaning detail to be unsecured in the office, a violation of policy. He signed a settlement agreement for a 15-day suspension on 4/9/25.
idleness or willful failure to devote attention to tasks which could result in danger to persons or property 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
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 11/20/24, a Correctional Police Sergeant (CPS) at Garden State Youth Correctional Facility was conducting a tour of Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Kirk Wilkerson's post. An incarcerated person was observed engaging in passive recreation when the incarcerated person was under a loss-of-recreational-privileges sanction. During the second tour of the post by the CPS, the same Incarcerated person was observed out of their cell. It was discovered that an incarcerated person was improperly out of his cell and inside the SCPO’s side office in a closet with the lights off wearing unauthorized clothing (sweatshirt hoodie). SCPO Wilkerson stated that he was unaware the incarcerated person was in that closet in the dark in unauthorized clothing and that the incarcerated person was out of his cell in order to do his daily job of cleaning. SCPO Wilkerson admitted that he usually allows incarcerated persons on cleaning detail to be unsecured in the office which is a violation of policy. SCPO. Wilkerson signed a settlement agreement on 4/9/25 for a 15-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 charge category · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C.4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended B2 - Neglect…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C.4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee (7) Neglect of duty (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
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 charge category · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N. J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (7) Neglect of duty (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended B2 - Neglect of duty, loafing,…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · 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, "Kirk Wilkerson, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/kirk-wilkerson-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Kirk Wilkerson's major discipline record?
During a tour of Senior Correctional Police Officer Kirk Wilkerson's post at Garden State Youth Correctional Facility on 11/20/24, a sergeant found an incarcerated person out of his cell and inside the officer's side office in a closet with the lights off, wearing unauthorized clothing. Wilkerson admitted that he usually allows incarcerated persons on cleaning detail to be unsecured in the office, a violation of policy. He signed a settlement agreement for a 15-day suspension on 4/9/25.
What is Kirk Wilkerson's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Kirk Wilkerson 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.
What is Kirk Wilkerson's base salary on record?
Kirk Wilkerson's reported base salary is $28,261, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Kirk Wilkerson has 13 years, 8 months of reported service.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Kirk Wilkerson 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 Kirk Wilkerson individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 760. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 214173, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
[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/. ↩