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The UK's largest male prison has sacked 18 female guards for allegedly engaging in illicit affairs and sexual relations with inmates. These matters have continued for six years since HMP Berwyn Prison in North Wales was built in 2017.
Jennifer Gavan, a warden at the prison, smuggled in a £150 phone and then used it to exchange photos with an inmate, the Mirror reported. She was sentenced to eight months after the incident.
Another woman, Emily Watson, was jailed for one year for performing a sexual act on inmate John McGee, an investigation later led to her arrest. After more such cases emerged, six guards were fired and twelve others resigned.
The women caught up in the scandal at the 2,000-capacity facility were either operational staff or worked there from partner organizations such as rehabilitation, the report said.
HMP Berwyn is known for its elegant conditions and was reportedly once considered the "most comfortable" prison in Britain.