Major discipline · 2025[1]
Terminated- Rank as reported
- Senior Correctional Police Officer
- Sustained charge(s)
- (a) General Causes (6) a public employee (12) HRB 84-17, as amended C5 - Inappropriate physical contact or mistreatment of an Incarcerated Person, patient, client, resident, or employee C11 - an employee D4 - Improper or unauthorized contact with Incarcerated Person - undue familiarity with Incarcerated Person's, parolees, their families or friends D7 - Violation of administrative procedure 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 Jonathan Peirano was terminated by the Department of Corrections after an investigation found that around September 2017 he was involved in a relationship with a former incarcerated person at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility. Peirano admitted to flirting with the woman while she was incarcerated and that they planned to pursue a relationship. He failed to disclose the relationship and falsified two Employee Applications for Clearance and Issuance of ID Cards. A Final Notice of Disciplinary Action for his removal was issued on October 8, 2025.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
An investigation revealed that around September 2017, Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Peirano was involved in a relationship with a former incarcerated person at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility. SCPO Peirano admitted to flirting with the former incarcerated person while she was incarcerated and that they planned to pursue a relationship. SCPO Peirano failed to disclose his relationship with this incarcerated person and falsified two New Jersey Department of Corrections Employee Applications for Clearance and Issuance of ID Cards. A Final Notice of Disciplinary Action was issued to SCPO Peirano for his removal on 10/8/25.