Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer James Pagano was suspended for 20 days by the Hudson County Department of Corrections in 2023. The agency reported that Pagano was marked Absent No Pay on 8/1/2022 after calling out after the one-hour grace period. He then requested vacation days for 8/15, 16, 19, 20 and 21 without enough vacation time in his balance, did not report to work on those days and was again marked Absent No Pay. The sustained charges were chronic or excessive absenteeism, insubordination and neglect of duty.
Officer Pagano was marked Absent No Pay (ANP) on 8/1/2022 after calling out after the one-hour grace period. Subsequently, he requested vacation days for 8/15, 16, 19 20 and 21 without having enough vacation time in his time off balance. He did not report to work on those days and was marked as ANP.
Compensation and pension
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Similar records
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Sustained charge(s): Incompetency, Insubordination, Conduct Unbecoming, Neglect of Duty and Other Sufficent Cause
same agency · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Questions and answers
What is a summary of James Pagano's major discipline record?
Officer James Pagano was suspended for 20 days by the Hudson County Department of Corrections in 2023. The agency reported that Pagano was marked Absent No Pay on 8/1/2022 after calling out after the one-hour grace period. He then requested vacation days for 8/15, 16, 19, 20 and 21 without enough vacation time in his balance, did not report to work on those days and was again marked Absent No Pay. The sustained charges were chronic or excessive absenteeism, insubordination and neglect of duty.
What is James Pagano's major discipline record at Hudson County Corrections?
James Pagano has one major discipline record at Hudson County Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does James Pagano's record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for James Pagano 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 James Pagano individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1717. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩