Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Carlos Medina was suspended for 60 days by the Hudson County Department of Corrections in 2022. The agency reported that on March 16, 2021, a corrections officer on duty received an obscene phone call that came from within the facility. Camera review showed Medina pick up the phone at the exact time the call was made, and Medina admitted to making a prank call. The sustained charges were insubordination, conduct unbecoming a public employee, and discrimination that affects equal employment opportunity including sexual harassment.
a Public Employee Discrimination that affects equal employment opportunity including sexual harassment
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On March 16, 2021, a Hudson County Corrections Officer received an obscene phone call described as heavy breathing and sexual sounds while on duty at the facility. The phone call came from within the Corrections facility. A review of the camera system revealed Officer Medina pick up the phone at the exact time the call was made. Medina admitted to making a prank call.
Compensation and pension
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Similar records
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What is a summary of Carlos Medina's major discipline record?
Officer Carlos Medina was suspended for 60 days by the Hudson County Department of Corrections in 2022. The agency reported that on March 16, 2021, a corrections officer on duty received an obscene phone call that came from within the facility. Camera review showed Medina pick up the phone at the exact time the call was made, and Medina admitted to making a prank call. The sustained charges were insubordination, conduct unbecoming a public employee, and discrimination that affects equal employment opportunity including sexual harassment.
What is Carlos Medina's major discipline record at Hudson County Corrections?
Carlos Medina has one major discipline record at Hudson County Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Carlos Medina's record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for Carlos Medina at Hudson County Corrections.
How does Hudson County Corrections score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Hudson County Corrections in the second-highest fifth of its peer group on reported internal affairs volume and discipline severity. The grade is analysis by this site, not an official rating, and it describes the department, not Carlos Medina individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2202. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩