SCPO Lynn Tyson was suspended for 10 days by the Dept Of Corrections in 2022 for conduct unbecoming a public employee and related violations involving safety and security. According to the record, Tyson did not report numerous contraband items stored in a locker located in the STU security perimeter, which was secured with a personal lock.
violation of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision
Violation of administrative procedures and/or regulations involving safety and security
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Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Suspended for 10 days for not reporting numerous contraband that was stored in a locker located in the STU security perimeter (Special Treatment Unit Movement/MAP Yard) which was secured with a personal lock .
Sustained charge(s): 1. Neglect of duty, loafing, idleness or willful failure to devote attention to tasks which would not result in danger to persons or…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
The amount is as reported by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury in its YourMoney pension data, as of March 31, 2026. It is the pension-basis figure and may not include overtime, accrued leave, stipends, or other pay. The link between this officer and this pension record is a records-based match at high confidence (matching name, exact employing agency, police-confirmed occupation, no competing candidate, and a scored match probability above the published floor; see the methodology), not a certified identity. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Lynn Tyson, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/lynn-tyson-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Lynn Tyson's major discipline record?
SCPO Lynn Tyson was suspended for 10 days by the Dept Of Corrections in 2022 for conduct unbecoming a public employee and related violations involving safety and security. According to the record, Tyson did not report numerous contraband items stored in a locker located in the STU security perimeter, which was secured with a personal lock.
What is Lynn Tyson's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Lynn Tyson has one major discipline record at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is Lynn Tyson's base salary on record?
Lynn Tyson's reported base salary is $114,697, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Lynn Tyson has 25 years, 6 months of reported service.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Lynn Tyson 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 Lynn Tyson individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2350. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 215158, 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/. ↩