An administrative investigation on 11/3/25 revealed that Senior Correctional Police Officer Marquis Fleming of East Jersey State Prison had made unprofessional and inappropriate posts to his public-facing Instagram account addressing the recent murder of a popular activist, including public opinions the activist had taken regarding race. Fleming was charged administratively with a violation of the Department of Corrections Social Media Policy. On 11/7/25, he signed a settlement agreement for a 30-day suspension.
(a) General Causes (6) a public employee (12) HRB 84-17
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Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 11/3/25, an administrative investigation revealed that East Jersey State Prison's Senior Correctional Police (SCPO) Marquise Fleming had made unprofessional and inappropriate posts to his public-facing Instagram account. The posts addressed the recent murder of a popular activist in a disrespectful manner, in particular, noting public opinions the activist had taken regarding race. As a result of the investigation, SCPO Fleming was charged administratively for the violation of NJDOC Rules and Regulations related to the NJDOC Social Media Policy. On 11/7/25, SCPO Fleming signed a settlement agreement for a 30-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 sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive…
same agency · same year · 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, "Marquis Fleming, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/marquis-fleming-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Marquis Fleming's major discipline record?
An administrative investigation on 11/3/25 revealed that Senior Correctional Police Officer Marquis Fleming of East Jersey State Prison had made unprofessional and inappropriate posts to his public-facing Instagram account addressing the recent murder of a popular activist, including public opinions the activist had taken regarding race. Fleming was charged administratively with a violation of the Department of Corrections Social Media Policy. On 11/7/25, he signed a settlement agreement for a 30-day suspension.
What is Marquis Fleming's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Marquis Fleming 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 Marquis Fleming's base salary on record?
Marquis Fleming's reported base salary is $88,610, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Marquis Fleming has 6 years, 8 months of reported service.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Marquis Fleming 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 Marquis Fleming individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 620. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 214353, 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/. ↩