A prison officer has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for having sex with two inmates and smuggling drugs into HMP Coldingley. Isabelle Dale, 23, was found guilty of two counts of misconduct in a public office and one count of conspiracy to bring a prohibited item into prison.
The court heard that Dale had sex with inmate Shahid Sharif, 33, in the prison's multi-faith room while two other inmates acted as lookouts. Prosecutor Kieran Brand told Southwark Crown Court that the pair entered the room for four minutes on July 19, 2022, and emerged with Dale readjusting her belt. Sharif later sent Dale a text message saying, 'It was good sharing dat love today, ur p**** [is] amazing.'
Dale also had a sexual relationship with inmate Connor Money, 28, who is serving a nine-year sentence. Officers found love letters and provocative images of Dale in Sharif's cell, some contaminated with the synthetic cannabis known as Spice. Dale had Sharif's nickname tattooed on her neck and kept a framed picture of them above her bed.
Dale smuggled Spice into the prison using equipment found in her car, including carbon paper to avoid detection by X-ray machines. She told the court she struggled to fit in with colleagues and bought a £3,000 promise ring for Sharif to prove her loyalty. Judge Chris Hehir described the offences as 'very grave' and warned Dale to prepare for prison.
