Former British prison officer jailed 15 months after tape with inmate goes viral

A former UK British prison officer, Linda De Sousa Abreu has been jailed 15 months after her tape with an inmate went viral.

According to reports, the British former prison officer at HMP Wandsworth, United Kingdom was caught on camera being intimate with an inmate.

The 30-year-old prison officer was said to have been caught by a senior staff.

Linda De Sousa Abreu was arrested at Heathrow Airport while attempting to board a flight to Madrid with her father

This follows after Abreu had earlier pleaded guilty to misconduct in public office.

Abreu also pleaded guilty to engaging in a sexual act with the same inmate after evidence was discovered on her prison-issued body-worn camera.

A spokesperson for the Prison Service said: “While the overwhelming majority of Prison Service staff are hardworking and honest, we’re catching more of the small minority who break the rules by bolstering our Counter Corruption Unit and strengthening our vetting processes” BBC reported.