Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Daniel Padilla received a 15-day suspension from the Essex County Department of Corrections in 2022 on a sustained charge of conduct unbecoming. An investigation found that on February 20, 2021, Padilla engaged in a verbal dispute with an ICE detainee, began to walk away, then turned back and struck the detainee with an open hand before exiting the dorm. The record states that Padilla never documented the incident.
On April 6, 2022, An Investigator completed an investigation into an alleged Use of Force Violation. The investigation revealed that on February 20, 2021 an altercation takes place between Officer Padilla and an Ice Detainee. Video surveillance shows Officer Padilla engaged in a verbal dispute with the ICE Detainee, Officer Padilla turns around to start walking away, then turns back around and open hand strikes the Detainee and continues to exit the Dorm. Officer Padilla never documented the incident. On September 6, 2022 Officer Padilla received a 15 Day suspension.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Daniel Padilla's major discipline record?
Officer Daniel Padilla received a 15-day suspension from the Essex County Department of Corrections in 2022 on a sustained charge of conduct unbecoming. An investigation found that on February 20, 2021, Padilla engaged in a verbal dispute with an ICE detainee, began to walk away, then turned back and struck the detainee with an open hand before exiting the dorm. The record states that Padilla never documented the incident.
What is Daniel Padilla's major discipline record at Essex County Corrections?
Daniel Padilla has one major discipline record at Essex County Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Daniel Padilla's record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for Daniel Padilla at Essex County Corrections.
How does Essex County Corrections score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Essex County Corrections in the lowest fifth of peers 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 Daniel Padilla individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2152. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩