Major discipline · 2025[1]
Terminated- Rank as reported
- Senior Correctional Police Officer
- Sustained charge(s)
- (a) General Causes (3) (6) a public employee (12) HRB 84-17, as amended C3- Physical or mental abuse or an inmate, patient, client resident, or employee. 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
- No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Senior Correctional Police Officer Giuseppe Mandara was terminated, the Dept Of Corrections reported. On 8/23/19, Mandara assaulted an incarcerated person in a sally port at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center, and that person was found deceased days later. Mandara also abandoned his keys and radio. He was criminally charged with official misconduct and pled guilty to third degree aggravated assault. He entered a consent order forfeiting his public employment and was barred from future public employment, and his employment was terminated.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 8/23/19, the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Giuseppe Mandara assaulted an incarcerated person in a sally port. The incarcerated person was found deceased days later. Further, SCPO Mandara abandoned his equipment, including keys and radio in a manner that violated departmental policy and procedure. On 6/27/23, SCPO Mandara was criminally charged with Official Misconduct N.J.S.A. 2C:30-2 stemming from an incident that occurred at the ADTC on 8/23/19. This incident led to SCPO Mandara forfeiting his employment with the New Jersey Department of Corrections. During a criminal court plea hearing on 12/3/24, SCPO Mandara pled guilty to N.J.S.A. 12-1(b) Aggravated Assault (3rd degree), admitting he attempted to cause significant bodily injury to the victim. On 12/9/25, under the terms of the criminal plea agreement reached with the New Jersey Office of Attorney General, SCPO Mandara entered into a consent order to forfeit his public employment and he was barred from any future public employment or office. This matter was filed with the Superior Court in Union County. The Police Training Commission suspended his law enforcement license concurrent with the discipline and a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action was issued on 4/15/25 and his employment terminated.