Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
The Hudson County Department of Corrections suspended Officer Juste Pierre for 45 days in 2023. The agency reported that Pierre allowed inmates out of their cells without prior authorization and was reported by supervisors using his cellphone during the inmate count. Pierre also authored a report that contradicted what superiors viewed on the surveillance footage. The sustained charge was conduct unbecoming a public employee.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Pierre allowed inmates out of their cells without prior authorization and was reported by supervisors utilizing his cellphone during the inmate count. Pierre also authored a report contradicting what superiors viewed on the surveillance footage.
Compensation and pension
No confident pension match found. This site links a pension record to a named officer only when the name and the exact employing agency both match a New Jersey Treasury record. Where that bar is not met, nothing is shown rather than a guess. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1716. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩