Major discipline · 2025[1]
Separated while IA pending- Rank as reported
- Senior Correctional Police Officer
- Sustained charge(s)
- (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
- Yes
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Senior Correctional Police Officer Stephen Wnuk called out sick and refused mandatory overtime at New Jersey State Prison on numerous dates between 2/8/25 and 8/6/25 without sufficient sick leave time to support the absences, which the Department of Corrections deemed chronic or excessive absenteeism. Wnuk signed a settlement agreement for retirement in good standing on 9/10/25.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 2/8/25,2/12/25, 2/14/25, 2/15/25, 2/17/25, 2/20/25, 4/19/25, 4/24/25, 5/17/25, 5/23/25, 5/31/25, 6/5/25, 6/6/25, 6/11/25, 6/17/25, 6/21/25, 6/24/25, 6/27/25, 7/12/25, 7/18/25, 7/19/25, 7/2325, 7/24/25, 7/25/25, 8/1/25, 8/2/25, 8/5/25, 8/6/25, New Jersey State Prison’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Stephen Wnuk called out sick and refused to work mandatory overtime. SCPO Wnuk did not have sufficient sick leave time to support the absences. This was deemed . SCPO Wnuk signed a settlement agreement on 9/10/25 for retirement in good standing.