New Jersey State Prison Senior Correctional Police Officer Ryan Powell called out sick on several dates in June and July 2025 without sufficient leave time and was placed on no-pay status for those dates, which the Department of Corrections deemed chronic and excessive absenteeism. Powell signed a settlement agreement for a 15-day suspension on September 16, 2025.
On 6/28/25, 6/29/25, 7/5/25, 7/6/25, 7/12/25, 7/13/25 and 7/22/25, New Jersey State Prison’s Senior Correctional Officer (SCPO) Ryan Powell called out sick. He did not have sufficient leave time. Therefore, he was placed on a “no pay” status for those dates. This action is deemed to be chronic and . On 9/16/25, SCPO Powell signed a settlement agreement for a 15-day suspension.
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 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 A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive…
same agency · same year · 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 A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive…
same agency · same year · 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 A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
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Police Transparency NJ, "Ryan Powell, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/ryan-powell-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Ryan Powell's major discipline record?
New Jersey State Prison Senior Correctional Police Officer Ryan Powell called out sick on several dates in June and July 2025 without sufficient leave time and was placed on no-pay status for those dates, which the Department of Corrections deemed chronic and excessive absenteeism. Powell signed a settlement agreement for a 15-day suspension on September 16, 2025.
What is Ryan Powell's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Ryan Powell 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 Ryan Powell 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 Ryan Powell individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 716. 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/. ↩