Wandsworth prison nurse admits misconduct over relationship with convicted killer
Stephanie Adair, a 29-year-old prison nurse at HMP Wandsworth, has pleaded guilty to misconduct in public office for conducting an inappropriate personal relationship with Jahki Crosdale, a 28-year-old convicted killer and drug dealer. The relationship spanned from September 2023 to November 2024 and was maintained partly through illicit mobile phone contact. This case represents a significant security breach at a prison already struggling with serious institutional problems.
Crosdale was convicted of manslaughter at age 17 after stabbing trainee plumber Charlie Burns to death over a £150 cannabis debt, and has since been convicted of drug and firearms offences. He remains on recall until 2029. Both Adair and Crosdale have been granted unconditional bail and will be sentenced on 9 February 2027. HMP Wandsworth was condemned as "England's worst jail" in August 2024 due to overcrowding, self-harm, violence and deaths; the facility has also been associated with other staff misconduct, including an officer filmed with an inmate.
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Stephanie Adair, a nurse at HMP Wandsworth, conducted an inappropriate personal relationship with Jahki Crosdale, a prisoner convicted of manslaughter. The relationship lasted around a year from late 2023 to late 2024 and involved illicit mobile phone contact between the two. Adair has admitted to misconduct in public office in connection with this breach of professional conduct.
Crosdale was convicted of manslaughter at age 17 after stabbing a trainee plumber to death over a £150 cannabis debt. Since then, he has received convictions for drug and firearms offences and remains imprisoned.
HMP Wandsworth is already known to have serious institutional problems including overcrowding, violence, self-harm and prison deaths. The facility was condemned as "England's worst jail" in 2024. This case represents a security breach and is part of a pattern of staff misconduct that has affected the facility.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Prison nurse pleads guilty to having an affair with convicted killer in scandal-hit Wandsworth jail”.