Recent New Jersey Administrative Law Initial Decisions
From 2024-12-19 to 2025-01-02
Docket No.: csr09450-23_1
Decided: 2024-12-27
Caption: IN THE MATTER OF JASMINE GOVENS,SOUTH WOODS STATE PRISON.
Summary:
Jasmine Govens (Govens), a Senior Corrections Police Officer (SCPO) at South Woods State Prison (South Woods), appealed her removal by the respondent, New Jersey Department of Corrections (DOC), effective July 20, 2022. DOC removed appellant after she tested positive for cannabinoids, 11-Carboxy-THC (THC) on a r om urine drug screening. The sustained charges in the Final Notice of Disciplinary Action (FNDA) were violations of N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(6), conduct unbecoming a public employee; N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.