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Officer record · As reported by the employing agency

Joseph Werman

Hudson County Department of Corrections · 1 record · 2025

Major discipline · 2025[1]

Suspended 35 days
Rank as reported
County Corrections Police Officer
Sustained charge(s)
Separated while IA pending
No

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.

Synopsis as reported by the agency

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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Sources

  1. [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.