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Friday 27 January 2023

A prison officer has been sentenced after she was caught smuggling a phone into HMP Bronzefield in Ashford.

Larissa Westcott snuck a phone in for an inmate and left in under their pillow, but it was later found during a search of their cell.

She pleaded guilty and was given an eight-month custodial sentence, suspended for two years, ordered to pay £500 and a victim surcharge.

She must also complete 30 rehabilitation sessions, with 17 hours’ unpaid work within the next 12 months.