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Prison Officer Jailed for 12 Months Over Illicit Relationship With Wealstun Inmate

The judge said her explicit contact with the inmate amounted to a grave abuse of trust, with 102 corruption reports logged in five months.

Overview

  • Leeds Crown Court sentenced Megann Gibson, 26, to a year in custody after she admitted misconduct in public office and cannabis possession.
  • Prosecutors detailed "extremely graphic" calls and highly sexual letters with inmate Ryan Horan, including talk of marriage and children.
  • The court heard 102 anti-corruption reports were filed shortly after she began at HMP Wealstun, with concerns about over-familiarity and contraband, though no evidence of smuggling was found.
  • Gibson became close to Horan’s family, visiting his mother in Sheffield and exchanging more than 900 WhatsApp messages with her.
  • Coverage reported she let Horan into restricted areas of the Category C prison, and investigators also examined suspected improper contact with other inmates.