Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer William Turner received an eight-day suspension from the Essex County Department of Corrections in 2022 on a sustained charge of conduct unbecoming. The record states that on September 23, 2021, a lieutenant conducting a daily inspection of the Intake area found a cell phone underneath the telephone console at the officers' workstation, and Turner admitted it was his. He was charged on October 4, 2021 and received the suspension on January 7, 2022.
On September 23, 2021, A Lieutenant reported while conducting her daily inspection of the Intake area of the jail she found a cell phone underneath the telephone console at the officers work station. When she asked who's cell phone it was Officer Turner admitted that it was his phone. On October 4, 2021 Officer Turner was charged with 4a violation and departmental charge rules and regulations telephones/electronic communication system. On January 7, 2022 Officer Turner received an 8 day suspension.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of William Turner's major discipline record?
Officer William Turner received an eight-day suspension from the Essex County Department of Corrections in 2022 on a sustained charge of conduct unbecoming. The record states that on September 23, 2021, a lieutenant conducting a daily inspection of the Intake area found a cell phone underneath the telephone console at the officers' workstation, and Turner admitted it was his. He was charged on October 4, 2021 and received the suspension on January 7, 2022.
What is William Turner's major discipline record at Essex County Corrections?
William Turner has one major discipline record at Essex County Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does William Turner's record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for William Turner at Essex County Corrections.
How does Essex County Corrections score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Essex County Corrections in the lowest fifth of peers of its peer group on reported internal affairs volume and discipline severity. The grade is analysis by this site, not an official rating, and it describes the department, not William Turner individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2151. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩