Suspended 15 daysmost recent record, 2025 · as reported
Williams has 3 sustained major discipline records from Dept Of Corrections, spanning 2024 to 2025. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)6. Conduct unbecoming a public employee N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)12. Other Sufficient Cause C7: Fighting or creating a disturbance on state property. C11: Conduct unbecoming an employee. D7: Violation of administrative procedures and/or regulations involving safety and security. E1: Violations of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision; 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 C11- Conduct unbecoming an employee. E1- Violation of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision. N.J.S.A. 39:4-50 Operating Under the Influence of Liquor or Drugs N.J.S.A. 39:4-96 Reckless Driving N.J.S.A. 39:4-88B Traffic on marked lanes - unsafe lane change; N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive absenteeism A9 - Refusal or failure to work overtime without a reasonable excuse E1 - Violation of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision.
Discipline timeline, 2024 to 2025
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3 records, 2024 to 2025
Major discipline records reported for William Williams, by year
On 12/16/23, Senior Correctional Police Officer William Williams was arrested by the New Jersey State Police for driving under the influence and issued citations for operating under the influence of liquor or drugs, reckless driving, and an unsafe lane change. Williams signed a settlement agreement for a 30-day suspension on 10/9/25.
(a) General Causes (6) a public employee (12) HRB 84-17
as amended C11- an employee. E1- Violation of a rule
regulation
policy
procedure
order or administrative decision. N.J.S.A. 39:4-50 Operating Under the Influence of Liquor or Drugs N.J.S.A. 39:4-96 Reckless Driving N.J.S.A. 39:4-88B Traffic on marked lanes - unsafe lane change
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 12/16/23, New Jersey State Prison's Senior Correctional Police Officer William Williams was arrested the New Jersey State Police for driving under the influence. The New Jersey State Police issued SCPO Williams the following Citations: N.J.S.A. 39:4-50 Operating Under the Influence of Liquor or Drugs; N.J.S.A. 39:4-96 Reckless Driving; and N.J.S.A. 39:4-88B Traffic on marked lanes - unsafe lane change. SCPO Williams signed a settlement agreement on 10/9/25 for a 30-day suspension.
Senior Correctional Police Officer William Williams called out sick and refused mandatory overtime at New Jersey State Prison on multiple dates between 3/26/25 and 8/26/25 without sufficient sick leave time to support the absences, which the Department of Corrections deemed chronic or excessive absenteeism. Williams signed a Last Chance settlement agreement for a 15-day suspension on 9/22/2025.
A9 - Refusal or failure to work overtime without a reasonable excuse E1 - Violation of a rule
regulation
policy
procedure
order or administrative decision
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 3/26/25, 4/25/25, 5/23/25, 5/26/25, 7/12/25, 7/18/25, 8/1/25, 8/17/25, 8/18/25, 8/26/25, New Jersey State Prison’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) William Williams called out sick and refused to work mandatory overtime. SCPO Williams did not have sufficient sick leave time to support the absences. This was deemed . SCPO Williams signed a Last Chance settlement agreement for a 15-day suspension on 9/22/2025.
An investigation found that on 3/14/24, Senior Correctional Police Officer William Williams was involved in a physical altercation with another staff member at New Jersey State Prison. Williams was pushed in the chest by another officer and then pushed that officer in the chest, and a verbal altercation followed before custody staff separated them. Williams signed a settlement agreement on 7/1/24.
(a)6. a public employee (a)12. C7: Fighting or creating a disturbance on state property. C11: an employee. D7: Violation of administrative procedures and/or regulations involving safety and security. E1: Violations of a rule
regulation
policy
procedure
order or administrative decision.
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On March 14, 2024, an investigation revealed that Officer Williams engaged in a physical altercation with another staff member at the New Jersey State Prison Facility. Specifically, SCPO Williams was pushed by another Officer in the chest with his open right hand, palm facing outward. SCPO Williams then pushed the other Officer in the chest. A verbal altercation also ensued between the two. Custody Staff had to separate SCPO Newsome and the other Officer. Officer Newsome signed a settlement agreement on this matter on June 28, 2024. Officer Williams signed a settlement agreement on this matter on July 1, 2024.
Similar records
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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 sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive…
same agency · same year · 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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Questions and answers
What is a summary of William Williams's major discipline record?
Williams has 3 sustained major discipline records from Dept Of Corrections, spanning 2024 to 2025. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)6. Conduct unbecoming a public employee N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)12. Other Sufficient Cause C7: Fighting or creating a disturbance on state property. C11: Conduct unbecoming an employee. D7: Violation of administrative procedures and/or regulations involving safety and security. E1: Violations of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision; 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 C11- Conduct unbecoming an employee. E1- Violation of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision. N.J.S.A. 39:4-50 Operating Under the Influence of Liquor or Drugs N.J.S.A. 39:4-96 Reckless Driving N.J.S.A. 39:4-88B Traffic on marked lanes - unsafe lane change; N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive absenteeism A9 - Refusal or failure to work overtime without a reasonable excuse E1 - Violation of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision.
What is William Williams's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
William Williams has 3 major discipline records at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024, 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is William Williams's base salary on record?
William Williams's reported base salary is $95,341, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. William Williams has 11 years, 6 months of reported service.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department William Williams 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 William Williams individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 765. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 766. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[3]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1303. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[4]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 765. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. The timeline counts rows 765, 766, 1303. ↩
[5]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 213983, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
[6]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/. ↩