Staff at a Welsh jail are being given anti-corruption training after a string of scandals involving female guards having affairs with inmates.
Three prison officers at HMP Berwyn near Wrexham have been jailed in less than four years for having sexual and romantic relationships with offenders which have seen staff having sex in cells, exchanging intimate phone calls, and sending explicit photographs. Now a new training programme has been put in place covering more than 500 members of staff at the jail.
Berwyn, which was opened in 2017 and has capacity for 2,100 male inmates, is the biggest prison in Britain. In recent years prison officers Emily Watson, Ayshea Gunn, and Jennifer Gavan have all been jailed for misconduct in public office after having flings with prisoners.
