On July 18, 2025, while supervising Bayside State Prison Highway Detail #136, Senior Correctional Police Officer Paul Ricci was approached by a former incarcerated person on Route 55 and did not report the interaction, the Department of Corrections reported. GPS records showed the detail's vehicle was at the East Point Lighthouse on six occasions, a location not listed in the logbook. Ricci told investigators he had taken the incarcerated persons there to show them an osprey and an eagle. He signed a settlement agreement for a 90-day suspension.
idleness or willful failure to devote attention to tasks which could result in danger to persons or property. B8- Serious mistake due to carelessness which may result in danger and/or injury to persons or property. B9- Incompetence or . C11- an employee. D4- Improper or unauthorized contact with incarcerated person undue familiarity with incarcerated persons
parolees
their families
or friends. D11-
including motor vehicles used for unauthorized or unofficial purposes. E1- Violation of a rule
regulation
policy
procedure
order or administrative decision.
Separated while IA pending
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Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 7/18/25, while assigned as the supervising Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) of Bayside State Prison (BSP) Highway Detail #136, SCPO Paul Ricci was approached by a former incarcerated person during detail on Route 55. SCPO Ricci did not report this interaction. The Special Investigation Division (SID) received the Global Positioning System (GPS) of the vehicle assigned to BSP Highway Detail #136. The GPS records showed that the vehicle was at 261 East Point Road, Maurice River (East Point Lighthouse) on six occasions and this location was not in the logbook and not part of the deployment records. During the SID investigation, SCPO Ricci stated that he transported the incarcerated persons to the East Point Lighthouse to show them the difference between an osprey and an eagle. SCPO Ricci signed a settlement agreement for a 90-day suspension on 9/29/25.
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)…
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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 B2 - Neglect…
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Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C.4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee (7) Neglect of duty (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
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 charge category · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N. J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (7) Neglect of duty (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended B2 - Neglect of duty, loafing,…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
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Police Transparency NJ, "Paul Ricci, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/paul-ricci-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Paul Ricci's major discipline record?
On July 18, 2025, while supervising Bayside State Prison Highway Detail #136, Senior Correctional Police Officer Paul Ricci was approached by a former incarcerated person on Route 55 and did not report the interaction, the Department of Corrections reported. GPS records showed the detail's vehicle was at the East Point Lighthouse on six occasions, a location not listed in the logbook. Ricci told investigators he had taken the incarcerated persons there to show them an osprey and an eagle. He signed a settlement agreement for a 90-day suspension.
What is Paul Ricci's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Paul Ricci 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 Paul Ricci 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 Paul Ricci individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 721. 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/. ↩