Plain-language summary (this site, across all records below)
Rice has 2 sustained major discipline records from Essex Co Corrections, spanning 2021 to 2023. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(7) Neglect of duty.
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Radi Rice received a 20-day suspension from the Essex County Department of Corrections in 2023 on a sustained charge of neglect of duty. According to the record, on June 15, 2023, a captain watching surveillance cameras observed Rice appearing to sleep in the Pre-Book area. A lieutenant responded to the area and observed Rice sleeping, then called his name and ordered him to write a report explaining why he was sleeping on duty.
On June 15, 2023 a Lieutenant was conducting a tour of the Intake and Pre-Book areas, when he received a phone call from a Captain instructing him to return back to the Pre-Book area. The Captain stated he was looking at the surveillance cameras in the Pre-Book area, and observed Officer Rice who appeared to be sleeping in the area of Pre-Book. When the Lieutenant responded to the Pre-Book area he observed Officer Rice sleeping. The Lieutenant stood across the counter waited a few seconds, called out Officer Rice’s name. Officer Rice opened his eyes. Officer Rice was then ordered to write report as to why he was sleeping on duty.
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
In 2021, the Essex County Department of Corrections suspended Corrections Officer Radi Rice for 6 days. The record cites conduct unbecoming as the basis for the discipline. It states that Rice had his cell phone inside the secured perimeter. The agency did not report the sustained charges beyond that entry.
Officer Rice was suspended for . Officer had his cell phone inside the secured perimeter.
Compensation and pension
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Similar records
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Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(7) Neglect of duty; N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(12) Other sufficient cause: Violation of Department Policies and Procedures –…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(7) Neglect of duty; N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(12) Other sufficient cause: Violation of Department Policies and Procedures –…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(1) Incompetence, inefficiency, or failure to perform duties N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(6) Conduct unbecoming a public…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Radi Rice's major discipline record?
Rice has 2 sustained major discipline records from Essex Co Corrections, spanning 2021 to 2023. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(7) Neglect of duty.
What is Radi Rice's major discipline record at Essex County Corrections?
Radi Rice has 2 major discipline records at Essex County Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2021, 2023. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Radi Rice's record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for Radi Rice at Essex County Corrections.
How does Essex County Corrections score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Essex County Corrections in the lowest 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 Radi Rice individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1655. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2531. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩