BORDENTOWN, N.J. - An inactive correctional police officer in New Jersey was sentenced for using "unjustified force" on a teenager at the JJC Medium Security Facility in Bordentown.
According to Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, Lt. Edward Day, 52, of Paulsboro was sentenced to probation conditioned on him serving 364 days in county jail.
The AG's office says Day used "unjustified force" when he broke the wrist of a juvenile resident at the facility on Oct. 25, 2020.
Authorities say Day and other correctional officers were escorting a 16-year-old resident from his room to another location while he was handcuffed.