SCPO Shanaya Henderson was terminated by the Dept Of Corrections in 2023, with the record also showing a 129 day suspension; both sanctions applied. The record states Henderson was removed from her position on 4/20/22 and admitted to communicating with the incarcerated population, including gambling and financial transactions, and to possessing unauthorized items on facility grounds. She also provided false statements during the investigation. The Civil Service Commission and OAL upheld the removal on 10/11/2023.
Improper or unauthorized contact with an inmate- Undue familiarity with inmate
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Separated while IA pending
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Synopsis as reported by the agency
4/20/22 Officer was removed from her position. Investigation revealed officer admitted to communicating with Incarcerated population including gambling and financial transactions. Officer also admitted to possessing items on facility grounds which were not issued by the correctional facility or authorized as permissible for retention or receipt. Officer also provided false statements during the investigation process. CSC & OAL upheld removal decision on 10/11/2023.
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No confident pension match found. This officer's record shows a termination; a terminated officer would not have an active PFRS/SPRS record at this agency, which is one reason no match may exist here. 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. Other general possibilities include insufficient vesting, a role not covered by PFRS or SPRS, a deferred or vested status not reflected in a current snapshot, or a data-matching limitation. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Shanaya Henderson's major discipline record?
SCPO Shanaya Henderson was terminated by the Dept Of Corrections in 2023, with the record also showing a 129 day suspension; both sanctions applied. The record states Henderson was removed from her position on 4/20/22 and admitted to communicating with the incarcerated population, including gambling and financial transactions, and to possessing unauthorized items on facility grounds. She also provided false statements during the investigation. The Civil Service Commission and OAL upheld the removal on 10/11/2023.
What is Shanaya Henderson's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Shanaya Henderson has one major discipline record at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Shanaya Henderson's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Shanaya Henderson's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2023.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Shanaya Henderson 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 Shanaya Henderson individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1947. 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/. ↩