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Mario Fernandez

Hudson County Corrections · 1 record · 2025

Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)

The Hudson County Department of Corrections suspended County Corrections Police Sergeant Mario Fernandez for 7 days in 2025. The agency reported that Fernandez placed an inmate in handcuffs when the inmate was not acting in an aggressive manner and did not pose a danger to anyone. The sustained charge was conduct unbecoming.

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2025[1]

Suspended 7 days
Rank as reported
County Corrections Police Sergeant (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
Separated while IA pending
No

Synopsis as reported by the agency

Sgt. placed an inmate in handcuffs when he was not acting in an aggressive manner and did not pose a danger to anyone.

Compensation and pension

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Similar records

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

  • Camila Celi · Hudson County Corrections · 2025

    Suspended 30 days

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

    same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Shawn Kelly · Hudson County Corrections · 2025

    Suspended 20 days

    Sustained charge(s): Conduct Unbecoming

    same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Timothy Lightfoot · Hudson County Corrections · 2025

    Suspended 11 days

    Sustained charge(s): Excessive Absenteeism

    same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome

Questions and answers

What is a summary of Mario Fernandez's major discipline record?
The Hudson County Department of Corrections suspended County Corrections Police Sergeant Mario Fernandez for 7 days in 2025. The agency reported that Fernandez placed an inmate in handcuffs when the inmate was not acting in an aggressive manner and did not pose a danger to anyone. The sustained charge was conduct unbecoming.
What is Mario Fernandez's major discipline record at Hudson County Corrections?
Mario Fernandez 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 Mario Fernandez's record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for Mario Fernandez 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 Mario Fernandez individually.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 358. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.