Senior Correctional Police Officer Guiseppe Mandara was terminated by the Dept Of Corrections. On August 23, 2019, Mandara assaulted an incarcerated person in the sally port of the West Wing Housing Unit at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center, and the person expired days later. He also abandoned his equipment, including keys and radio. On December 3, 2024, Mandara pleaded guilty to third-degree aggravated assault and entered a consent order forfeiting his public employment and barring future public employment.
(a)(6) a Public Employee. (a)(12) . N.J.A.C. 4A.2-2.7 Actions involving criminal matters C11: an employee. E1: Violations of a rule
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order or administrative decision. N.J.S.A. 2C: 30-2A. Official misconduct.
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Synopsis as reported by the agency
On August 23, 2019 the Officer assaulted an Incarcerated Person in the sally port of the West Wing Housing Unit at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center. The Incarcerated Person expired days later. Further, the Officer abandoned his equipment, including keys and radio in a manner that violated departmental policy and procedure. On June 27, 2023, Officer Mandara was criminally charged with Official Misconduct stemming from an incident that occurred at the Special Treatment Unit on August 23, 2019. This incident led to Officer Mandara having to forfeit his employment with the NJDOC. During a plea hearing on December 3, 2024, Officer Giuseppe Mandara pleaded guilty to Aggravated Assault (3rd degree), alleging he attempted to cause significant bodily injury to the victim. Under the terms of a plea agreement reached with the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA), Mandara entered into a consent order forfeiting his public employment and barring him from any future public office or employment.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Guiseppe Mandara's major discipline record?
Senior Correctional Police Officer Guiseppe Mandara was terminated by the Dept Of Corrections. On August 23, 2019, Mandara assaulted an incarcerated person in the sally port of the West Wing Housing Unit at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center, and the person expired days later. He also abandoned his equipment, including keys and radio. On December 3, 2024, Mandara pleaded guilty to third-degree aggravated assault and entered a consent order forfeiting his public employment and barring future public employment.
What is Guiseppe Mandara's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Guiseppe Mandara has one major discipline record at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Guiseppe Mandara's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Guiseppe Mandara's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2024.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Guiseppe Mandara worked for?
Department Of Corrections reported 4,741 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Guiseppe Mandara individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1381. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8641. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩