Prison officer who ‘engaged in sex act in prayer room with prisoner while inmates kept lookout’ jailed
Isabelle Dale, 23, has been jailed for three and a half years.
The prison officer was caught having sex with an inmate in a prayer room while his friends acted as lookouts.
She was caught having a sexual relationship with two inmates at HMP Coldingley in Surrey. It was also found that Dale had smuggled the synthetic cannabis 'Spice' into jail.
CCTV footage from 19 July 2022 showed the officer entering the prayer room with Shahid Sharif, 33, a convicted robber. The prosecution explained that the room is not covered by CCTV and that it is 'clear they went in there for some form of sexual activity'.
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They then left the room just four minutes later while Dale appeared to be 'readjusting her belt area'. After this, Sharif was transferred to HMP Swaleside on the Isle of Sheppey.
However, their relationship continued. Dale visited the inmate on three separate occasions between September and October 2022 and bought a £3,000 engagement ring. The officer also had Sharif's nickname 'Sneaks' tattooed on the back of her neck and would call herself 'Miss Sneaky'.
In one message, Dale said: "Wearing your promise ring, having you tattooed on me for life are all things I take ownership in - there is nothing I feel more proud of than being known as your girl."
The officer previously told the court that she had struggled to fit in with her colleagues at work and bought the ring after being 'instructed' to do so by Sharif to 'prove my loyalty to him'.
She wrote him 'love letters' which were laced with the Spice and officers searching Dale's car found equipment to smuggle it in. This included a packet of carbon paper to prevent the drug from being picked up by the X-ray machines in prison.
A search of Sharif's cell found 'provocative' photos of the officer as well as laced letters and there was also found to be a 'framed canvas' of the pair hanging above her bed.
Connor Money, a 28-year-old jailed for nine years after killing his best mate in a car crash during a police chase, was the second inmate she was found to be in a sexual relationship with.
Ultimately, Dale was found guilty of two counts of misconduct in a public office and conspiracy to convey a 'List A' prohibited article into prison and has now been sentenced to three and a half years as a result.
Jess Battison