(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
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
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.
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.
(a) General Causes (12) HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, 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
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
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.
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.
(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
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
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.
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.
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.
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]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/. ↩