Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Sergeant Matthew Peer was suspended for 10 days by the Burlington County Department of Corrections in 2021. The agency reported that Peer responded to an inmate altercation and jumped off a metal table and landed on the inmates. A specific sustained charge category was not provided.
Responded to an inmate altercation and jumped off a metal table and landed on the inmates
Compensation and pension
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Similar records
AnalysisComputed by this site from shared agency, year, charge category, and sanction outcome. Not a legal or factual equivalence.
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Michael Wells · Burlington County Corrections · 2021
Suspended 6 days
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Michael Lewis · Burlington County Corrections · 2021
Suspended 6 days
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
William Nunn · Burlington County Corrections · 2021
Suspended 10 days
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Matthew Peer's major discipline record?
Sergeant Matthew Peer was suspended for 10 days by the Burlington County Department of Corrections in 2021. The agency reported that Peer responded to an inmate altercation and jumped off a metal table and landed on the inmates. A specific sustained charge category was not provided.
What is Matthew Peer's major discipline record at Burlington County Corrections?
Matthew Peer has one major discipline record at Burlington County Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2021. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Matthew Peer's record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for Matthew Peer at Burlington County Corrections.
How does Burlington County Corrections score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Burlington County Corrections in the second-highest fifth of its peer group on reported internal affairs volume and discipline severity. The grade is analysis by this site, not an official rating, and it describes the department, not Matthew Peer individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2446. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩