Prison officer who struck up romance with convicted killer is jailed for smuggling steroids and phones into prison

A prison officer who struck up a romance with a convicted killer has been jailed for smuggling steroids and phones into prison.

Detectives discovered 37-year-old Gemma Farr was abusing her position in HMP Dovegate to transport contraband to prisoners.

Prison bosses alerted police after suspicions were raised over Farr’s conduct – amid rumours she’d fallen for an inmate serving a life sentence.

In a police interview Farr, from Draycott in Derbyshire, indicated that she smuggled the consignments into jail by hiding them in her underwear.

Analysis of her mobile phone revealed calls, texts and WhatsApp messages with a number suspected of being a ‘pool phone’ used secretively by prisoners.

At Birmingham Crown Court on Tuesday (8 January), Farr was jailed for 32 months after admitting conspiring to supply steroids and phones into prison.

A third charge of misconduct in a public office was left to lie on file.