‘I didn’t know it was illegal for inmates to have phones,’ says prison officer

A prison officer accused of having relationships with two inmates told a court she did not know it was a criminal offence for them to have mobile phones in jail. Isabelle Dale, 23, romped with convicted robber Shahid Sharif, 33, in a prayer room at HMP Coldingley in Surrey during their passionate affair, it is claimed. Two inmates acted as lookouts at the worship area before Dale emerged alongside Sharif four minutes later appearing to ‘readjust her belt area’, Southwark…