Former Northern State Prison Senior Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) today announced that an ex-corrections officer at Northern State Prison in Newark has pleaded guilty to smuggling items into the prison for an inmate in exchange for cash.

Werner Gramajo, 48, of Newark, New Jersey, a former senior correctional officer at the facility, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit official misconduct (2nd degree) during a hearing before Judge Carolyn E. Wright in New Jersey Superior Court in Essex County.

In exchange for the guilty plea and as part of an agreement with OPIA, prosecutors will recommend the court sentence Gramajo to 364 days in the Essex County jail and, after his release, to probation supervision for a period of years to be determined…