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Randy Mendoza

Department Of Corrections · 1 record · 2025

Suspended 20 days2025 · as reported

On 9/13/24 at Northern State Prison, Senior Correctional Police Officer Randy Mendoza used force that was not proportional to the resistance presented by an incarcerated person, the Dept Of Corrections reported. Mendoza used a closed fist strike against the incarcerated person, who appeared to be a passive resister, and did not appear to give clear verbal orders beforehand. The prosecutor's office declined the matter for prosecution. A Use of Force Review Committee deemed the force not proportional, and Mendoza signed a settlement agreement for a 20-day suspension on 10/7/25.

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2025[1]

Suspended 20 days
Rank as reported
Senior Correctional Police Officer (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
  • (a) General Causes (6) a public employee (12) HRB 84-17
  • as amended B2 -
  • loafing
  • idleness or willful failure to devote attention to tasks which could result in danger to persons or property B8 - Serious mistake due to carelessness which may result in danger and/or injury to persons/property C9 - : Intentional disobedience or refusal to accept order
  • assaulting or resisting authority
  • disrespect or use of insulting or abusive language to a supervisor D7 - Violation of administrative procedure and/or regulations involving safety and security E1 - Violation of a rule
  • regulation
  • policy
  • procedure
  • order or administrative decision
Separated while IA pending
No

Synopsis as reported by the agency

On 9/13/24 at Northern State Prison (NSP), Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Randy Mendoza's utilization of force was not proportional to the resistance presented by the incarcerated person at the initial stage of the incident. Although this incident was declined by the Prosecutor's office for prosecution as a criminal matter, SCPO Mendoza utilized a closed fist strike at the incarcerated person who at the time appeared to be a passive resister. SCPO Mendoza stated he perceived the incarcerated person as "Lurching" towards him when the gate opened which was not clear on body worn camera footage. SCPO Mendooza did not appear give any clear verbal orders to the incarcerated person to turn around and back out of the gate prior to the use of force by SCPO Mendoza. The incarcerated person responded to the strike and took a fighting stance and engaged the officers. The actions of SCPO Mendoza appeared to have caused the incident to escalate. On 7/29/25, Use of Force Review Committee conducted a review of the incident and deemed the force utilized by SCPO Mendoza was not proportional to the resistance presented by the incarcerated person. SCPO Mendoza signed a settlement agreement for a 20-day suspension on 10/7/25.

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Other officers at Department Of Corrections

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

All 433 at the Department Of Corrections page

Compensation and pension

Active member · NJ Treasury YourMoney[2]

This site: records-based match

Base salary (pension basis)
$96,577
Pension fund
Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS)
Reported years of service
8 years, 11 months

How to read this

The amount is as reported by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury in its YourMoney pension data, as of March 31, 2026. It is the pension-basis figure and may not include overtime, accrued leave, stipends, or other pay. The link between this officer and this pension record is a records-based match at high confidence (exact name and exact employing agency), not a certified identity. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.

Questions and answers

What is a summary of Randy Mendoza's major discipline record?

On 9/13/24 at Northern State Prison, Senior Correctional Police Officer Randy Mendoza used force that was not proportional to the resistance presented by an incarcerated person, the Dept Of Corrections reported. Mendoza used a closed fist strike against the incarcerated person, who appeared to be a passive resister, and did not appear to give clear verbal orders beforehand. The prosecutor's office declined the matter for prosecution. A Use of Force Review Committee deemed the force not proportional, and Mendoza signed a settlement agreement for a 20-day suspension on 10/7/25.

What is Randy Mendoza's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?

Randy Mendoza has one major discipline record at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

What is Randy Mendoza's base salary on record?

Randy Mendoza's reported base salary is $96,577, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Randy Mendoza has 8 years, 11 months of reported service.

How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Randy Mendoza worked for?

Department Of Corrections reported 4,741 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Randy Mendoza individually.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 680. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  2. [2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 213352, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
  3. [3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8641. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩