On 11/12/24, Senior Correctional Police Officer Yahaida Figueroa of New Jersey State Prison did not complete her unit tours or counts as required by policy while working her post on 7 Right, 5 Tier of Unit B. Her negligence resulted in an injury to an incarcerated person not being reported, and the injury left the person with significant burns on his body. Figueroa signed a settlement agreement on 5/21/25 for a 60-day suspension.
(a) General Causes (6) a public employee (12) HRB 84-17
as amended B2 -
loafing
idleness or willful failure to devote attention to tasks which could result in danger to persons or property B8 - Serious mistake due to carelessness which may result in danger and/or injury to persons or property B9 - Incompetence or C11 - an employee D1- Negligence in performing duty resulting in injury to persons or property D7 - Violation of administrative procedures and/or regulations involving safety and security E1 - Violation of a rule
regulation
policy
procedure
order or administrative decision.
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 11/12/24, New Jersey State Prison’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Yahaida Figueroa was working her post on 7 Right, 5 Tier on Unit B. An investigation revealed that SCPO Figueroa did not complete her unit tours or counts per New Jersey Department of Correction's policy. SCPO Figueroa's negligence resulted in a serious injury to an incarcerated person not being reported. The injury left the incarcerated person with significant burns on his body. SCPO Figueroa signed a settlement agreement on 5/21/25 for a 60-day suspension.
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 charge category · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): 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 B2 - Neglect…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C.4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee (7) Neglect of duty (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
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 charge category · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N. J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (7) Neglect of duty (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended B2 - Neglect of duty, loafing,…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · 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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Police Transparency NJ, "Yahaida Figueroa, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/yahaida-figueroa-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Yahaida Figueroa's major discipline record?
On 11/12/24, Senior Correctional Police Officer Yahaida Figueroa of New Jersey State Prison did not complete her unit tours or counts as required by policy while working her post on 7 Right, 5 Tier of Unit B. Her negligence resulted in an injury to an incarcerated person not being reported, and the injury left the person with significant burns on his body. Figueroa signed a settlement agreement on 5/21/25 for a 60-day suspension.
What is Yahaida Figueroa's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Yahaida Figueroa has one major discipline record at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is Yahaida Figueroa's base salary on record?
Yahaida Figueroa's reported base salary is $123,932, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Yahaida Figueroa has 10 years, 10 months of reported service.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Yahaida Figueroa 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 Yahaida Figueroa individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 618. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 213675, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
[3]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/. ↩