Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
In 2024, Lieutenant Morrissey was suspended for 10 days by the Atlantic County Public Safety Division of Adult Detention. The agency reported that he neglected to properly review the criminal record file for an inmate, which resulted in the inmate's erroneous release from a court ordered commitment at the Atlantic County Justice Facility. The sustained charge was a standards of conduct violation.
Lieutenant Michael Morrissey neglected to properly review the criminal record file for an inmate that resulted in his erroneous release from his court ordered commitment at the Atlantic County Justice Facility.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Michael Morrissey's major discipline record?
In 2024, Lieutenant Morrissey was suspended for 10 days by the Atlantic County Public Safety Division of Adult Detention. The agency reported that he neglected to properly review the criminal record file for an inmate, which resulted in the inmate's erroneous release from a court ordered commitment at the Atlantic County Justice Facility. The sustained charge was a standards of conduct violation.
What is Michael Morrissey's major discipline record at Atlantic County Corrections?
Michael Morrissey has one major discipline record at Atlantic County Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Michael Morrissey's record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for Michael Morrissey at Atlantic County Corrections.
How does Atlantic County Corrections score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Atlantic County Corrections in the highest fifth of peers 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 Michael Morrissey individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 852. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩