On October 13, 2025, South Woods State Prison Correctional Police Officer Michael Stokes called in three inaccurate counts and refused a sergeant's instruction to retake the count, the Department of Corrections reported. Stokes was issued a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action for a 30-day suspension on December 18, 2025.
(a) General Causes (6) a public employee (12) HRB 84-17
as amended C9- : Intentional disobedience or refusal to accept order
assaulting or resisting authority
disrespect or use of insulting or abusive language to a supervisor. C11 - an employee.
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 10/13/25, South Woods State Prison’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Michael Stokes called in 3 inaccurate counts. He was instructed by a Correctional Police Sergeant that he would need to retake the count and he refused. SCPO Stokes was issued a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action for a 30-day suspension on 12/18/25.
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C.4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other sufficient cause HRB 84-17, as amended A9- Refusal or failure to work overtime without a…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · 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 A9 - Refusal or failure to work overtime without a…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C.4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended C9 -…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · 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, "Michael Stokes, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/michael-stokes-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Michael Stokes's major discipline record?
On October 13, 2025, South Woods State Prison Correctional Police Officer Michael Stokes called in three inaccurate counts and refused a sergeant's instruction to retake the count, the Department of Corrections reported. Stokes was issued a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action for a 30-day suspension on December 18, 2025.
What is Michael Stokes's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Michael Stokes 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.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Michael Stokes 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 Michael Stokes individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 741. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]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/. ↩