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Prison Officer Charged with Misconduct Over Inmate Relationships and Drug Smuggling Plot

Isabelle Dale, 23, faces charges of abusing her position by engaging in simultaneous sexual relationships with two inmates and conspiring to smuggle drugs into HMP Swaleside.

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Overview

  • Isabelle Dale is accused of misconduct in public office for having sexual relationships with inmates Shahid Sharif and Connor Money between September 2021 and December 2022.
  • She is also charged with conspiring with Sharif and civilian Lilea Sallis to smuggle drugs into HMP Swaleside, a high-security prison in Kent.
  • Sharif faces additional charges for possessing a mobile phone in prison, while Money is not facing charges related to his relationship with Dale.
  • Dale and Sallis were granted bail under conditions prohibiting contact with each other or Sharif, who remains in custody.
  • The case is scheduled for a Crown Court hearing at London Crown Court in May 2025, with no pleas entered by any of the accused so far.