An investigation found that on December 8, 2024, Correctional Police Officer Tasgeana Richardson left her assigned post inside the secured perimeter at Garden State Youth Correctional Facility and did not return, the Department of Corrections reported. Richardson, scheduled as the Closed Custody Unit Officer, admitted to hanging out with her supervisor in the parking lot. She signed a settlement agreement for a 15-day suspension on June 26, 2025.
(a) General Causes (1) , or failure to perform duties (6) a public employee (7) (12) HRB 84-17
as amended A10 - Leaving assigned work area without permission but not creating a danger to persons or property B2 -
loafing
idleness or willful failure to devote attention to tasks which could result in danger to persons or property C11 - an employee E1 - Violation of a rule
regulation
policy
procedure
order or administrative decision
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
An Investigation revealed that on 12/12/24, Garden State Youth Correctional Facility’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Tasgeana Richardson admitted to leaving her assigned post inside the secured perimeter of the institution at 1859 hours on 12/8/24. SCPO Richardson was scheduled to work on 12/8/24 at 1330 hours to 2130 hours as the Closed Custody Unit Officer. SCPO Richardson admitted to "hanging out" with their supervisor in the parking lot and never returned to their post. SCPO Richardson signed a settlement agreement for a 15-day suspension on 6/26/25.
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 charge category · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C.4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended B2 - Neglect…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C.4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee (7) Neglect of duty (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
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 charge category · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N. J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (7) Neglect of duty (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended B2 - Neglect of duty, loafing,…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Other officers at Department Of Corrections
433 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Tasgeana Richardson, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/tasgeana-richardson-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Tasgeana Richardson's major discipline record?
An investigation found that on December 8, 2024, Correctional Police Officer Tasgeana Richardson left her assigned post inside the secured perimeter at Garden State Youth Correctional Facility and did not return, the Department of Corrections reported. Richardson, scheduled as the Closed Custody Unit Officer, admitted to hanging out with her supervisor in the parking lot. She signed a settlement agreement for a 15-day suspension on June 26, 2025.
What is Tasgeana Richardson's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Tasgeana Richardson 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.
What is Tasgeana Richardson's base salary on record?
Tasgeana Richardson's reported base salary is $111,086, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Tasgeana Richardson has 11 years, 7 months of reported service.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Tasgeana Richardson 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 Tasgeana Richardson individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 723. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 215538, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
[3]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/. ↩