Overview

• Charlotte Winstanley, 27, admitted misconduct in public office for a “romantic” relationship with prisoner Jabhari Blair at HMP Lindholme between August and November 2022.
• She acknowledged smuggling a mobile phone and SD cards into the Category C prison and admitted sending a photograph from inside custody in April 2023.
• Blair joined the hearing by video link from HMP Lowdham Grange and admitted possessing cannabis, a mobile phone and a USB stick.
• Judge Megan Rhys set sentencing for December 3, granted Winstanley bail until then, and noted the misconduct offence carries a potential sentence of up to 10 years.
• Reporting places the case within a wider pattern of female officers being dismissed or prosecuted for improper relationships, raising security concerns over contraband flows.