Record number of police officers dealing with prison backlog caught thanks to Line of Duty-style anti-corruption unit

A RECORD number of prison officers facing delays have been trapped thanks to a Line of Duty-style police team.

The Counter-Corruption Unit, which is compared to the BBC Drama’s AC-12 task force targets screws suspected of romping behind bars.

Emily Watson was jailed after investigators found evidence of an on-off affairCredit: WNS

Ayshea Gunn was also found to have an inappropriate relationship with an inmateCredit: WNS

It is behind a 30 percent increase in the number of prison staff, both men and women, being prosecuted for inappropriate relationships since 2017.

At least forty women a year, mostly young women, are now charged with illegal dealings with scammers.

Last year, 31 female staff members were fired for affairs.

In the previous four years there were only 19.

Among those imprisoned Emily Watson26, who had at least three rendezvous with a delayAnd Ayshea Gunn27, who smuggled her panties into the cell of a career criminal.

Both worked at HMP Berwyn, a category C men’s prison with a capacity of 2,100 in Wrexham, North. Wales.

Prisons Minister Edward Argar said a further 140 staff will join the “enhanced” CCU to track staff rule-breakers and “ensure they face the full force of the law”.

Its surveillance methods mirror those of ‘AC-12’, whose members include Det Insp Steve Arnott, played by Martin Compston.

I’m the Post Office’s youngest victim. At 19, I was forced to undress and commit suicide in prison. I saw a dead body