A New Jersey correction officer claims he was demoted for reporting that his white superior choked a black inmate in a mugshot, new court papers allege.
A New Jersey correction officer claims he was demoted and retaliated against for reporting that his white superior choked a black inmate who was being processed in the county jail, new court papers allege.
The correction officer had received a mugshot photo, obtained by The Post, showing the hand of a white person around the neck of a black inmate with his eyes closed. Smith, of Somerset, began working for the department in 2003 and was promoted in 2020 to a community relations officer — a role that includes recruiting, mentoring students, attending proceedings with juveniles and other out of jail responsibilities.
Then three days later on Aug. 29, Capt. Paul Morales repeatedly pressed Smith to reveal who had sent the photo to him with the “obvious implication” being that Morales “wanted to expose the whistleblower and subject them to retaliation,” the suit alleges. Smith refused to say which employee sent him the photo.
Smith was taken off of his post as a community relations officer and forced to work undesirable posts in the jail.“A brutal campaign of retaliation” ensued, including Smith being demoted on Dec. 28 and sent back to work in the Kearny jail beginning on Jan. 1, 2023, the court documents claim. Local students, community leaders and Kearny Mayor Albert G. Santos have called for Smith’s return to his post and held three “separate rallies” for the correction officer.
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