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.
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
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 358. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩