On February 3, 2025, at 1350 hours, Senior Correctional Police Officer Yazmine Sitaras was observed leaving Garden State Youth Correctional Facility without authorization from the shift commander, the Department of Corrections reported. Her direct supervisor was unaware she had left, and she abandoned her post without completing a partial shift completion form or obtaining a sick number. Sitaras signed a settlement agreement for a 15-day suspension on November 3, 2025.
(a) General Causes (6) a public employee (7) (12) HRB 84-17
as amended A11- Leaving assigned work area without permission creating a danger to persons or property. C11- an employee. 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
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Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 2/3/25, at 1350 hours Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Yazmine Sitaras was observed leaving the Garden State Youth Correctional Facility without having received authorization from the shift commander. Her direct supervisor was unaware she had left and abandoned her post. She failed to complete a partial shift completion form or get a “sick number”. SCPO Sitaras signed a settlement agreement for a 15-day suspension on 11/3/25.
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, "Yazmine Sitaras, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/yazmine-sitaras-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Yazmine Sitaras's major discipline record?
On February 3, 2025, at 1350 hours, Senior Correctional Police Officer Yazmine Sitaras was observed leaving Garden State Youth Correctional Facility without authorization from the shift commander, the Department of Corrections reported. Her direct supervisor was unaware she had left, and she abandoned her post without completing a partial shift completion form or obtaining a sick number. Sitaras signed a settlement agreement for a 15-day suspension on November 3, 2025.
What is Yazmine Sitaras's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Yazmine Sitaras 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 Yazmine Sitaras's base salary on record?
Yazmine Sitaras's reported base salary is $74,030, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Yazmine Sitaras has 8 years, 1 month of reported service.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Yazmine Sitaras 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 Yazmine Sitaras individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 737. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 215588, 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/. ↩