Overview
- Southwark Crown Court imposed the sentence for two counts of misconduct in public office and one count of conspiring to convey a List A article, covering offences between September 2021 and December 2022.
- Judge Christopher Hehir branded Dale "devious" and "manipulative" and said she exploited her role for criminal activity despite citing mental‑health vulnerabilities.
- Prosecutors said Dale entered an unmonitored multi‑faith room with inmate Shahid Sharif for four minutes while two prisoners stood guard, evidence relied on to show sexual activity.
- Searches uncovered love letters and photos in Sharif’s cell—some letters laced with Spice—and carbon paper and smuggling equipment in Dale’s car to evade x‑ray detection.
- Co‑defendants in the drug plot were also jailed, with Sharif receiving 27 months and associate Lilea Sallis sentenced to two and a half years.