Major discipline · 2023[1]
Suspended 10 days- Rank as reported
- SCPO
- Sustained charge(s)
- an employee; violation of a rule or regulation involving safety and secutiry, violation of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure or administrative decision
- Other sanction
- Loss of time
- Separated while IA pending
- No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
The Dept Of Corrections suspended SCPO Kiyiane Kirby-Jones for 10 days in 2023 for conduct unbecoming and violation of rules involving safety and security. An SID investigation found that Kirby-Jones friended a former NJSP inmate on Facebook and, during the interview, claimed not to have known the person was a former inmate, while photos showed the person inside the secured perimeter. Per a signed settlement agreement the initial 30 day suspension was reduced to 10 days for record keeping purposes. The record also lists loss of time.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
SID Investigation revealed the officer friended a former NJSP inmate on Facebook. During the interveiw claimed that they were not aware that the person was a former inmate. Photos on their social media show the person inside the secured perimeter. Per signed settlement agreement inital sanction of 30 day suspension is reduced to a 10 day suspension for record keeping purposes.