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Terrance Benson

Burlington County Corrections · 1 record · 2025

Suspended 15 days2025 · as reported

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.

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2025[1]

Suspended 15 days
Rank as reported
Sergeant (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
  • Ineffiency
  • or failure to perform duties
Other sanction
Loss of time
Separated while IA pending
No

Synopsis as reported by the agency

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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AnalysisComputed by this site from shared agency, year, charge category, and sanction outcome. Not a legal or factual equivalence.

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  • Stephen Burress · Burlington County Corrections · 2024

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  • Stephen Burress · Burlington County Corrections · 2024

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  • Earl Fulton · Burlington County Corrections · 2024

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Other officers at Burlington County Corrections

37 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.

All 37 at the Burlington County Corrections page

Compensation and pension

Retired member · NJ Treasury YourMoney[2]

This site: records-based match

Monthly pension allowance
$5,944.38
Monthly total (incl. cost-of-living)
$5,944.38
Final salary basis
$109,044
Retired
September 2025
Pension fund
Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS)
Reported years of service
25 years, 5 months

How to read this

The amount is as reported by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury in its YourMoney pension data, as of March 31, 2026. It is the pension-basis figure and may not include overtime, accrued leave, stipends, or other pay. The link between this officer and this pension record is a records-based match at high confidence (exact name and exact employing agency), not a certified identity. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.

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. [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. [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/. ↩