Officer record · As reported by the employing agency
Department Of Corrections · 1 record · 2020
Suspended 30 days2020 · as reported
Senior Corrections Officer Ricardo Santana received a 30-day suspension from the Department Of Corrections in 2020. On Saturday, July 18, 2020, while on post, Santana was observed and recorded using a cellphone while supervising an inmate at the hospital. The record provided no further detail.
Major discipline · 2020[1]
Suspended 30 daysSynopsis as reported by the agency
On Sat., 7/18/20 while on the officer r post the officer were observed and recorded using the officer r cellphone while supervising an inmate at the hospital.
Background: Corrections agencies account for a large share of New Jersey's major police discipline.
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Derek Jovanovic · Department Of Corrections · 2020
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Alan Houghton · Department Of Corrections · 2020
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Asya Wyche · Department Of Corrections · 2020
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433 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Ricardo Santana, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/ricardo-santana-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Senior Corrections Officer Ricardo Santana received a 30-day suspension from the Department Of Corrections in 2020. On Saturday, July 18, 2020, while on post, Santana was observed and recorded using a cellphone while supervising an inmate at the hospital. The record provided no further detail.
Ricardo Santana has one major discipline record at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2020. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Ricardo Santana's reported base salary is $107,783, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Ricardo Santana has 11 years, 4 months of reported service.
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 Ricardo Santana individually.