Amy Hatfield, who worked at HMP Lindholme in Doncaster, and prisoner Joseph Whittingham were among 17 conspirators facing sentencing.
A health worker who was at the heart of the biggest ever plot to smuggle drugs and and weapons into prison has been jailed.
A 19-week trial at Sheffield Crown Court concluded this year with the conviction of the last of 16 people for their roles in the conspiracy. Paul Whittingham, 59, of Halifax Road, Bradford, who was given a 20-month suspended sentence and a community order. "Prisons should be places of safety where inmates can get help and support as they work towards rehabilitation. We know that sadly, the circulation of drugs and other illicit substances and articles causes great misery and violence in our prisons.
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