Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
County Corrections Police Officer Joseph Werman was suspended for 35 days by the Hudson County Department of Corrections in 2025. The agency reported that Werman used derogatory language toward an inmate and that the language was recorded on the jail security footage. The sustained charge was conduct unbecoming.
Officer used deragatory language towards an inmate by calling him a "n****." This language was recorded on the jail security footage.
Compensation and pension
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Joseph Werman's major discipline record?
County Corrections Police Officer Joseph Werman was suspended for 35 days by the Hudson County Department of Corrections in 2025. The agency reported that Werman used derogatory language toward an inmate and that the language was recorded on the jail security footage. The sustained charge was conduct unbecoming.
What is Joseph Werman's major discipline record at Hudson County Corrections?
Joseph Werman has one major discipline record at Hudson County Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Joseph Werman's record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for Joseph Werman 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 Joseph Werman individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 367. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩