Prison officer’s secret six-month affair with inmate involved 5,000 messages
Prison officer Jade Morris had a secret six-month relationship with inmate Jerome Nunes at HMP Long Lartin, a category A prison, a court heard at her sentencing. She exchanged more than 5,000 messages with him and sent sexually explicit images, breaching the trust and boundaries expected of staff working in a maximum security jail.
The contact ran from July 2022 to January 2023 and took place through Snapchat and WhatsApp, using multiple numbers and fake names. The relationship came to light after Nunes threw a phone from his cell during a search; police recovered the device and messages. Morris admitted misconduct in public office and encouraging Nunes to use an illegal phone. Nunes, serving 12 years for conspiracy to supply cocaine, pleaded guilty to possessing and using an unauthorised mobile phone.
- Officer and inmate exchanged more than 5,000 messages.
- The relationship lasted six months at a category A prison.
- Morris admitted misconduct and encouraging illegal phone use.
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HMP Long Lartin is a high-security prison in Worcestershire for people considered to pose a serious risk. Prison officers are responsible for keeping the jail secure and maintaining professional boundaries with prisoners.
Jerome Nunes was serving a 12-year sentence for conspiring to supply cocaine. Prisoners are not allowed to keep unauthorised mobile phones, as they can be used to contact people outside the jail and avoid prison monitoring.
Jade Morris was a prison officer at Long Lartin, and the court heard that she and Nunes exchanged messages and images over several months. The case concerns both the unauthorised contact and the breach of trust involved when a member of prison staff becomes personally involved with a prisoner.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Female prison officer exchanged more than 5,000 illicit Snapchat messages with inmate at maximum security jail”.