Sergeant Terrance Benson was suspended for 15 days by the Burlington County Department of Corrections in 2025 on a sustained charge of incompetency, inefficiency, or failure to perform duties. On November 14 into November 15, 2024, while on duty as shift sergeant, a physical altercation led to the death of an inmate on E tier. The investigation determined that Benson neglected to conduct a full and complete security tour of the facility. He also received a loss of time.
On Thursday, November 14, 2024, into Friday, November 15, 2024 while on duty and in full uniform as the shift sergeant, there was a physical altercation that led to the death of an inmate on E tier. During the internal investigation, it was determined that Sergeant Benson neglected to conduct a full and complete security tour of the facility.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Terrance Benson, Burlington County Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/terrance-benson-burlington-co-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Terrance Benson's major discipline record?
Sergeant Terrance Benson was suspended for 15 days by the Burlington County Department of Corrections in 2025 on a sustained charge of incompetency, inefficiency, or failure to perform duties. On November 14 into November 15, 2024, while on duty as shift sergeant, a physical altercation led to the death of an inmate on E tier. The investigation determined that Benson neglected to conduct a full and complete security tour of the facility. He also received a loss of time.
What is Terrance Benson's major discipline record at Burlington County Corrections?
Terrance Benson has one major discipline record at Burlington County Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is Terrance Benson's pension on record?
Terrance Benson's reported monthly pension allowance is $5,944.38, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Terrance Benson has 25 years, 5 months of reported service.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 87. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Retired Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 369046 (member 44363280), snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Retired Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩