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Makhosini Dhlamini

Hudson County Corrections · 1 record · 2022

Suspended 180 days2022 · as reported

The Hudson County Department of Corrections suspended Officer Makhosini Dhlamini for 180 days in 2022. The agency reported that on June 17, 2022, an altercation occurred between Dhlamini and an inmate, and surveillance showed the inmate crossing the redline. Dhlamini deployed Oleoresin Capsicum within inches of the inmate's face as the inmate walked away, then grabbed the inmate's wrists and shoved him while deploying OC another 5 times. The sustained charges were conduct unbecoming an officer, insubordination and neglect of duty.

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2022[1]

Suspended 180 days
Rank as reported
Officer (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
an Officer
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)

Synopsis as reported by the agency

On June 17, 2022 an altercation ensued between Officer Dhlamini and an inmate. Surveillance from the incident reveals the inmate crossing the redline around the perimeter of the officer's desk. An argument ensues between the inmate and Office Dhlamini. Officer Dhlamini can be seen challenging the inmate and deploys Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) within inches of the inmates face as the inmate was walking away. Further, Dhlamini is seen grabbing the inmates wrists while shoving them with no clear objective to restrain the inmate while continuing to deploy OC another 5 times.

Similar records

AnalysisComputed by this site from shared agency, year, charge category, and sanction outcome. Not a legal or factual equivalence.

  • Salvatore Spilletti · Hudson County Corrections · 2022

    Suspended 15 days

    Sustained charge(s): Incompetency Insubordination Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee Neglect of Duty

    same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome

  • Frank Capoano · Hudson County Corrections · 2025

    Suspended 65 days

    Sustained charge(s): Incompetency, Insubordination, Conduct Unbecoming, Neglect of Duty and Other Sufficent Cause

    same agency · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome

  • Frank Capoano · Hudson County Corrections · 2025

    Suspended 30 days

    Sustained charge(s): Incompetency, Insubordination, Conduct Unbecoming, Neglect of Duty and Other Sufficient Cause

    same agency · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome

  • Camila Celi · Hudson County Corrections · 2025

    Suspended 30 days

    Sustained charge(s): Neglect of Duty (x3)

    same agency · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome

  • Delroy Lyons · Hudson County Corrections · 2025

    Suspended 60 days

    Sustained charge(s): Incompetency, Insubordination, Neglect of Duty, Other Sufficient Cause

    same agency · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome

Other officers at Hudson County Corrections

33 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.

All 33 at the Hudson County Corrections page

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.

Questions and answers

What is a summary of Makhosini Dhlamini's major discipline record?

The Hudson County Department of Corrections suspended Officer Makhosini Dhlamini for 180 days in 2022. The agency reported that on June 17, 2022, an altercation occurred between Dhlamini and an inmate, and surveillance showed the inmate crossing the redline. Dhlamini deployed Oleoresin Capsicum within inches of the inmate's face as the inmate walked away, then grabbed the inmate's wrists and shoved him while deploying OC another 5 times. The sustained charges were conduct unbecoming an officer, insubordination and neglect of duty.

What is Makhosini Dhlamini's major discipline record at Hudson County Corrections?

Makhosini Dhlamini has one major discipline record at Hudson County Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2203. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩