Senior Corrections Officer Wayne Pearson was terminated by the Department Of Corrections in 2020. According to the investigation, Pearson reposted racial photographic images on social media of black males on the gallows surrounded by white males and stated, "we need to bring this back," in violation of the policy prohibiting discrimination in the workplace. A suspension was also recorded, with zero days listed. Pearson was not demoted.
An investigation revealed that the officer reposted racial photographic images on social media of black males on the gallows surrounded by white males and stated "we need to bring this back". Violation of Policy Prohiting Discrimination in the Workplace
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What is a summary of Wayne Pearson's major discipline record?
Senior Corrections Officer Wayne Pearson was terminated by the Department Of Corrections in 2020. According to the investigation, Pearson reposted racial photographic images on social media of black males on the gallows surrounded by white males and stated, "we need to bring this back," in violation of the policy prohibiting discrimination in the workplace. A suspension was also recorded, with zero days listed. Pearson was not demoted.
What is Wayne Pearson's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Wayne Pearson has one major discipline record at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2020. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Wayne Pearson's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Wayne Pearson's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2020.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Wayne Pearson 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 Wayne Pearson individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2955. 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/. ↩