In two unrelated court cases, female prison officers have pleaded guilty to misconduct in a public office after they formed illicit relationships with prisoners.
At HMP Buckley Hall, two brothers imprisoned for drug dealing each entered into relationships with women working as prison officers. The women, aged 25 and 27, appeared together in the dock at Manchester Crown Court on 23 June. Both pleaded guilty to misconduct in public office. No further details of the relationships were given, but the offences took place between January and April 2024.
The brothers, who appeared via videolink, are accused of entering into the relationships and encouraging and assisting in the commission of misconduct in public office. They were due to appear at Manchester Magistrates’ Court on July 7.
The women are due to be sentenced on 7 August. Whilst they had their bail extended, the judge warned them this is no indication of the sentence they are likely to receive.
In a separate case, a 29-year-old woman was sentenced to 16 months in prison for a relationship that started in October 2022 while she was a prison officer at HMP Whitemoor. It was discovered in spring 2023. Staff became suspicious of her behaviour at that time, and her mobile phone was seized showing messages between her and her lover. She too pleaded guilty to misconduct in a public office.
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