Long Lartin prison officer and inmate jailed over Snapchat fling
A former prison officer at HMP Long Lartin has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for maintaining an illicit relationship with an inmate via Snapchat. Both the officer and the inmate pleaded guilty to charges related to the use of prohibited mobile devices within the prison.
Why it matters
The case highlights security vulnerabilities in correctional facilities and the legal consequences of staff misconduct involving contraband.
Image source, West Midlands Police Image caption, Ex-prison officer Jade Morris communicated via Snapchat with inmate Jerome Nunes
A former prison officer has been told she could have caused "untold harm" inside and outside the jail she worked at by sharing more than 5,000 illicit Snapchat messages with an inmate.
Jade Morris, who sent messages to convicted drug dealer Jerome Nunes' "contraband" mobile phone during a secret fling, was jailed for 12 months on Friday at Birmingham Crown Court.
Nunes, who was freed from a previous sentence almost two years ago, was jailed for nine months after being told he had "abused" his relationship with Morris.
The court was told on Thursday the pair used multiple phones to communicate after Morris started working at HMP Long Lartin in Worcestershire in 2022.
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