Overview

• Northampton Crown Court sentenced the 26-year-old to a year in prison after she admitted two counts of misconduct in public office, with two further counts ordered to remain on file.
• Investigators said CCTV showed her entering cells without a professional reason, accessing wings she was not rostered to work on, and carrying a prohibited bag onto a wing.
• Forensic phone analysis recorded hundreds of contacts with inmates, including 248 with one prisoner and 254 with another, with messages such as “I want us to be together 100%” and “I can’t wait to see you.”
• Concerns were triggered by a staff search on August 12, 2022 that found a prisoner ID number in her purse, leading to her arrest at work on September 23, 2022 and seizure of her phone.
• Judge Adrienne Lucking said she undermined prison discipline, and Detective Inspector Richard Cornell condemned the abuse of authority by a serving officer.