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Former Deerbolt officer given suspended sentence over relationship with prisoner
A love letter found during a search of her car in the prison car park exposed the officer’s relationship with a man in her care.
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Former HMP Manchester officer spared jail over relationship with prisoner
A judge suspended her sentence for misconduct in public office, citing her youth and asking why a 19-year-old had been sent to work in the high-security prison.
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Two HMP Buckley Hall officers jailed over relationships with prisoner brothers
Two women officers at HMP Buckley Hall admitted misconduct in a public office after forming romantic relationships with two brothers held at the prison. They received sentences of 16 and 13 months.
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HMP Moorland administrator jailed for passing on confidential prisoner details
A prison administrator who shared information about a man who later absconded has received 21 months for misconduct in a public office, though the court heard of no evidence it helped him escape.
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Officer who had affair with HMP Rochester prisoner receives suspended sentence
A woman who admitted misconduct in a public office over a months-long relationship with a prisoner has avoided an immediate jail term. The man also received a suspended sentence.
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HMP Millsike officer receives suspended sentence over relationship with prisoner
A 42-year-old prison custody officer admitted misconduct in public office after monitoring of a prisoner’s emails revealed intimate pictures she had sent him.
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Former IMB chair at HMP Liverpool jailed for smuggling drugs and phones
The woman, who called herself “the prisoner’s version of Deliveroo”, received five years and three months after admitting misconduct in a public office.
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Staff missed required checks on high-risk prisoner at HMP Hewell, ombudsman finds
Mesut Olgun met the criteria for constant supervision when he arrived at the prison in 2018, but staff placed him on four checks an hour, and a night patrol officer failed to make them.
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Five more female prison staff jailed over relationships with prisoners
Courts have jailed five women who worked at English prisons for misconduct involving male prisoners, in separate cases that led to sentences totalling more than 11 years.