Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Richard Adams of the Camden County Department of Corrections was suspended for 45 days in 2025 on a sustained charge of neglect of duty. According to the record, Adams had his personal cell phone while on a hospital duty. The agency listed the action as progressive discipline.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Adams had his personal cell phone while on a hospital duty. Progressive Discipline.
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Adams reported late for duty, incurring his 10th lateness for the 2025 calendar year, according to the Camden County Department of Corrections. The sustained charge was chronic lateness, and Adams received a 45-day suspension. The record described the penalty as progressive discipline.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Adams reported late for duty, incurring his 10th lateness for the 2025 calendar year. Progressive Discipline.
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
In 2025, Officer Adams was suspended for 10 days by the Camden County Department of Corrections on a sustained charge of chronic lateness. The record states that Adams reported late for duty, incurring his 9th lateness for the 2025 calendar year. The agency noted progressive discipline.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Adams reported late for duty, incurring his 9th lateness for the 2025 calendar year. Progressive Discipline.
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Richard Adams was suspended for 20 days by the Camden County Department of Corrections in 2024 for chronic lateness. The record states Adams reported late for his tours of duty, incurring his ninth, tenth, and eleventh lateness for the 2024 calendar year. The department recorded the action as progressive discipline.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Adams reported late for his tours of duty incurring his nineth (9th), tenth (10th), and eleventh (11th) lateness for the 2024 calendar year. Progressive discipline.
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Richard Adams received a six-day suspension from the Camden County Department of Corrections in 2024 for neglect of duty. The record states Adams failed to conduct a proper headcount at shift change. The agency provided no further detail.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Adams failed to conduct a proper headcount at shift change.
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
In 2023, the Camden County Department of Corrections suspended Officer Richard Adams for 6 days for chronic lateness. The record states Adams was late for his tour of duty eleven (11) times during the 2023 calendar year. The department listed the penalty as progressive discipline.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Adams was late for his tour of duty eleven (11) times during the 2023 calendar year. Progressive Discipline.
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
The Camden County Department of Corrections suspended Officer Richard Adams for 10 days in 2023 on a sustained charge of Chronic Lateness. The record states that Adams was late for his tour of duty twelve (12) times during the 2023 calendar year. The department recorded the matter as progressive discipline.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Adams was late for his tour of duty twelve (12) times during the 2023 calendar year. Progressive Discipline.
Compensation and pension
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Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 104. 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 105. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[3]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 106. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[4]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 958. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[5]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 960. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[6]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1579. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[7]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1596. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩