Christopher Santana, a state correctional officer, is accused of taking bribes to smuggle tobacco and other contraband into Northern State Prison in Newark.
The New Jersey attorney general’s office reported Tuesday that a state correctional guard was arrested for allegedly accepting bribes to deliver tobacco and other contraband to individuals detained at Northern State Prison in Newark.
Senior Correctional Officer Christopher Santana, 32, of Hackensack, has been accused of bribery in official and political matters, official misconduct, and contraband. Investigators with the state Office of Public Integrity and Accountability discovered that he reportedly took approximately $2,000 in bribes to bring contraband into the mixed-security lockup in a conspiracy that began in May 2024, according to the attorney general’s office…