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Youth Justice Commission

Reported as: Youth Justice CommissionState agency

Jurisdiction context

Civil service status not verified

We could not match this agency to the NJCSC roster with confidence. Whether the Title 4A framework applies here is not asserted either way.

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In brief

The Youth Justice Commission is a state agency. In 2025 it reported 107 sworn officers and 161 internal affairs investigations. Its rate of 150.5 investigations per 100 officers was above the 105 median for state agencies. Of the 161 investigations detailed for 2025, 27 reported a sustained complaint. The most common allegations were other departmental rule violation, assault, and sexual assault or criminal sexual violation.

Across the 2020-2025 releases the agency had 26 major discipline records, 4 of which resulted in termination. The site grades it an F, placing it at the 95th percentile of its peer group of 11 state agencies. A higher volume of internal affairs activity can reflect more misconduct or a stronger reporting culture.

Written by this site strictly from the figures on this page; every number is cited below.

Sworn officers, 2025

107[1]

IA investigations, 2025

161[1]

Incidents, 2025

159[1]

Major discipline records

26

All years, 2020-2025

Internal affairs investigations by year

30020213362022107202312420241612025
Internal affairs investigations reported by Youth Justice Commission, by year
Internal affairs investigations reported by Youth Justice Commission, by year
20212022202320242025
300336107124161

As reported to the Attorney General.[2][3][4][5][6]

Complaint mix, 2025

Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Allegations are not findings: of 161 investigations, 27 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 147 officers involved.[7]

Most serious allegation

Most serious allegations reported by Youth Justice Commission, 2025
Most serious allegations reported by Youth Justice Commission, 2025
Other Departmental Rule Violation72
Assault51
Sexual Assault/Criminal Sexual Violation10
Demeanor9
Use Of Force Policy Violation5
Domestic violence (Non-Criminal)5
Loss Of Or Failure To Safeguard Agency Propert3
False Documentation/Falsifying A Report (Non-Criminal)1
AdministrativeConduct / dutyRights / integrityViolence / criminal

Internal disposition

Internal dispositions reported by Youth Justice Commission, 2025
Internal dispositions reported by Youth Justice Commission, 2025
Unfounded104
Sustained27
not provided16
Administratively Closed12
Not Sustained2

Against peers, 2025

AnalysisComputed by this site from reported totals; not an official statistic.
YOUTH JUSTICE COMMISSION150.5COUNTY MEDIAN, STATE AGENCY (0)n/aNJ MEDIAN, STATE AGENCY (12)105.0
Internal affairs investigations per 100 officers, 2025 (investigations per 100 sworn officers)
Internal affairs investigations per 100 officers, 2025 (investigations per 100 sworn officers)
Youth Justice Commission150.5
County median, state agency (0)not computable
NJ median, state agency (12)105.0

Investigations per 100 sworn officers, using the officer counts each agency reported for 2025. A higher number is ambiguous on its own: it can reflect more misconduct, or a stronger internal reporting culture. Medians are computed within the same agency type only.

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Major discipline records

Major discipline records reported by Youth Justice Commission, 2020-2025
YearOfficerRankSanction as reportedSrc
2025Stephan KirkseySCPOSuspended 8 days[8]
2025Gianfranco LobatonSCPOSuspended 60 days[9]
2025Savannah Lopez (Valentin)SCPOSuspended 60 days[10]
2025Christopher MooreSCPOSuspended 120 days[11]
2025Gary NievesSCPOTerminated[12]
2025Christopher ParkerSCPOSeparated while IA pending[13]
2025Austin SysolSCPOSuspended 30 days[14]
2025William YoungSCPOTerminated[15]
2025Nicholas ZatkosSCPOTerminatedSuspended 90 days[16]
2025Nicholas ZatkosSCPOTerminatedSuspended 60 days[17]
2024Nicholas ZatkosSr. Correctional Police OfficerSuspended 90 days[18]
2024Edward O'HaraPolice LieutenantDemoted[19]
2023Eiver AnguloSr. Correctional Police OfficerSuspended 10 days[20]
2023John McKiernanSr. Correctional Police OfficerSuspended 10 days[21]
2023Michael MeyerSr. Correctional Police OfficerSuspended 10 days[22]
2023James TroisiSr. Correctional Police OfficerSuspended 45 days[23]
2021Shola London-BosticSenior Corrections OfficerSuspended 120 days[24]
2021George MortensenSenior Corrections OfficerSuspended 120 days[25]
2021Thomas TroutSenior Corrections OfficerSuspended 90 days[26]
2021Kevin PyoSenior Corrections OfficerSuspended 60 days[27]
2021Ilya GrigorovichSenior Corrections OfficerSuspended 20 days[28]
2021Fernando SantosSenior Corrections OfficerSuspended 15 days[29]
2021Fernando SantosSenior Corrections OfficerSuspended 6 days[30]
2021Hector FuentesSenior Corrections OfficerSuspended 6 days[31]
2020John BudenasAssist. District Parole SupervisorSuspended 6 days[32]
2020Michelle HallSenior Corrections OfficerSuspended 120 days[33]

Every name links to the officer's record page with the agency's full synopsis and citation.

Questions and answers

How many internal affairs investigations did Youth Justice Commission report in 2025?
Youth Justice Commission reported 161 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 107 sworn officers that year.
How many major discipline records does Youth Justice Commission have?
Youth Justice Commission has 26 major discipline records in the Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, of which 4 were terminations. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

Sources

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  7. [7]New Jersey Internal Affairs Investigations, 2024-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. Aggregated from every Youth Justice Commission row for 2025; row 1 is the header. ↩
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