Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Corrections Officer Luis Mercado was terminated by the Atlantic County Public Safety Division of Adult Detention in 2020. The record states that Mercado used his position as a county correctional police officer to smuggle contraband into the facility and drop it at various locations within the jail for retrieval and use by an inmate or inmates. The agency listed no separate sustained charge.
Officer Luis Mercado was terminated after using his position as a County Correctional Police Officer to smuggle contraband into the facility and drop it at various locations within the jail for retrieval and use by an inmate(s).
Compensation and pension
No confident pension match found. This officer's record shows a termination; a terminated officer would not have an active PFRS/SPRS record at this agency, which is one reason no match may exist here. 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. Other general possibilities include insufficient vesting, a role not covered by PFRS or SPRS, a deferred or vested status not reflected in a current snapshot, or a data-matching limitation. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
Similar records
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What is a summary of Luis Mercado's major discipline record?
Corrections Officer Luis Mercado was terminated by the Atlantic County Public Safety Division of Adult Detention in 2020. The record states that Mercado used his position as a county correctional police officer to smuggle contraband into the facility and drop it at various locations within the jail for retrieval and use by an inmate or inmates. The agency listed no separate sustained charge.
What is Luis Mercado's major discipline record at Atlantic County Corrections?
Luis Mercado has one major discipline record at Atlantic County Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2020. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Luis Mercado's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Luis Mercado's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2020.
How does Atlantic County Corrections score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Atlantic County Corrections in the highest fifth of peers 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 Luis Mercado individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2789. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩