Officer record · As reported by the employing agency
Department Of Corrections · 1 record · 2021
Suspended 30 days2021 · as reported
Corrections Officer Michael Ward received a 30-day suspension from the Department Of Corrections in 2021. According to the description, during a SID interview Ward's answers contradicted his written report. He was not terminated or demoted. The sustained charges and any other sanction were not reported.
Major discipline · 2021[1]
Suspended 30 daysSynopsis as reported by the agency
During SID interview his answers contradicted his written report.
Background: Corrections agencies account for a large share of New Jersey's major police discipline.
James Lawson · Department Of Corrections · 2021
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Merilus Mica · Department Of Corrections · 2021
Suspended 60 dayssame agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Robert Mccormack · Department Of Corrections · 2021
Suspended 45 dayssame agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Gilbert Toro · Department Of Corrections · 2021
Suspended 30 dayssame agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Corey King · Department Of Corrections · 2021
Suspended 30 dayssame agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
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 Ward, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/michael-ward-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Corrections Officer Michael Ward received a 30-day suspension from the Department Of Corrections in 2021. According to the description, during a SID interview Ward's answers contradicted his written report. He was not terminated or demoted. The sustained charges and any other sanction were not reported.
Michael Ward has one major discipline record at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2021. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
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 Ward individually.