Overview
- A Southwark Crown Court jury found Isabelle Dale guilty of two counts of misconduct in public office and conspiracy to convey a 'List A' prohibited article into prison.
- Prosecutors said Dale had sex with inmate Shahid Sharif in HMP Coldingley’s multi-faith room, which is not covered by CCTV, while prisoners acted as lookouts.
- After Sharif’s transfer to HMP Swaleside, Dale continued contact through visits, emails and money transfers, and smuggled synthetic cannabis by soaking love letters; police later seized carbon paper used to evade x‑ray detection.
- The court heard Dale operated Sharif’s drug-dealing Snapchat to obtain Spice from associate Lilea Sallis, with collections in Brighton, and Sallis was also convicted on the smuggling charge.
- Evidence showed Dale also had a sexual relationship with inmate Connor Money, and she and Sallis were granted unconditional bail ahead of sentencing expected in January.