(a) General Causes (12) HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, E1 - Violation of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision
Separated while IA pending
Yes
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
On 7/1/25, Senior Correctional Police Officer Sebastian Cruz refused to complete his mandatory overtime assignment at New Jersey State Prison by calling out sick without a sufficient leave balance. Having violated his Last Chance settlement agreement, Cruz signed a settlement agreement on 9/8/25 for a resignation in good standing while a disciplinary matter was pending.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 7/1/25, New Jersey State Prison’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Sebastian Cruz refused to complete his mandatory overtime assignment by calling out sick without a sufficient leave balance. SCPO Cruz violated his Last Chance settlement agreement and on 9/8/25, he signed a settlement agreement for a resign in good standing.
(a) General Causes (12) HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, A9 - Refusal or failure to work overtime without a reasonable excuse E1 - Violation of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision
Separated while IA pending
No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
On 12/15/24, 12/31/24, and 1/8/25, Senior Correctional Police Officer Sebastian Cruz signed out and did not complete his mandated eight-hour overtime shift at New Jersey State Prison. Cruz signed a Last Chance settlement agreement on 4/16/25 for a 15-day suspension from the Department of Corrections.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 12/15/24, 12/31/24, and 1/8/25, New Jersey State Prison’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Sebastian Cruz signed out and did not complete his mandated eight-hour overtime shift. SCPO Cruz signed a Last Chance settlement agreement on 4/16/25 for a 15-day suspension.
Compensation and pension
No confident pension match found. This site links a pension record to a named officer only when the name and the exact employing agency both match a New Jersey Treasury record. Where that bar is not met, nothing is shown rather than a guess. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 594. 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 595. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩