Salvatore Spilletti

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

The Hudson County Department of Corrections suspended County Corrections Police Officer Salvatore Spilletti for 45 days in 2025. According to the agency, surveillance monitoring showed that Spilletti failed to perform a face-to-card headcount and instead remained seated at the desk writing in the logbook rather than calling out names and matching inmates to their photographs. When contacted by phone and asked whether he had conducted the required headcount, he falsely stated that he had. The sustained charges were conduct unbecoming and neglect of duty.

Synopsis as reported by the agency

Surveillance monitoring revealed that the officer failed to perform a face-to-card headcount. Instead of calling out names and matching inmates to their photographs, he remained seated at the desk, writing in the logbook. When contacted by phone and asked if he had conducted the required headcount, he falsely stated that he had.

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

In 2022, Officer Salvatore Spilletti was suspended for 15 days by the Hudson County Department of Corrections. The agency reported that on August 8, 2022, Spilletti was given a lawful order by the assigned officer in charge to keep the housing unit on lockdown but disregarded it and released inmates from their secured cells. He was again given a lawful order to lock down the housing unit, which was also disregarded. The sustained charges were incompetency, insubordination, conduct unbecoming a public employee and neglect of duty.

Synopsis as reported by the agency

On August 8, 2022, Officer Spilletti was given a lawful order by the assigned officer in charge to keep the housing unit on lockdown. Officer Spilletti deliberately disregarded this order and released inmates from their secured cells. Spilletti was again given a lawful order to lock down the housing unit which was also disregarded.