SECRET romances between female prison guards and inmates have reached shocking highs.

Dozens of UK prison staff have been jailed themselves after engaging in sordid relationships with lags. Here we look at some of the most recent cases.

LOVE LETTERS

Katie Loxton, 27, sparked a sordid six-month relationship with inmate Adam Higgs, 32, from behind bars.

The secret lovers met while Loxton was working at HMP Oakwood in Staffordhsire, but colleagues became suspicious of the amount of time they spent together.

After a police investigation it was discovered the 27-year-old had created a fake identity to chat to Higgs through the phone in his cell.

The pair racked up over 3,450 calls over 380 hours, during which they often had phone sex.

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Higgs was also taking advantage of a phone he had smuggled to message the shamed prison officer on social media.

When officers searched the disgraced prison guard's home they uncovered more evidence of the affair.

As well as their spicy phone chats, Higgs had penned love letters to his forbidden hook-up.

With proof of their prison tryst, Loxton joined her former lover behind bars and was slapped with a 12 month jail sentence for misconduct in a public office.

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Meanwhile, Higgs was handed an eight-month stint earlier this month for possessing a device capable of transmitting or receiving images, sounds or information by electronic communications.

Detective Constable Adam McHugh, of Staffordshire Police, said: "Loxton and Higgs were able to manipulate the security measures of the prison telephony system to hide their relationship from officers and inmates.

"We are committed to upholding the values and conduct the public expected of Public Office workers.

"I'm happy that Loxton recognised her conduct had fallen short of the expected standard."

RELATIONSHIP WITH A KILLER

A mum-of-three, working as a prison officer at Albany prison on the Isle of Wight, decided a convicted double-murderer was the man for her.

Lauren McIntyre had 11-week-old twins and a five-year old at the time she sparked her twisted affair.

The 32-year-old began having a sexual relationship with Andrew Roberts, 22, while he was caged for brutally strangling his girlfriendLouise L'Homme and their eight-month-old daughter Tia to death.

The disgraceful pair began their love affair when Roberts gave her the number of his banned mobile phone.

They sent sexual pictures to each other, and McIntyre even allowed Roberts to try and send her money.

She also admitted to giving Roberts the phone number of fellow prison officer Samuel Laidler.

This gave Roberts the opportunity to assault Officer Laidler and McIntyre failed to warn the officer or the prison authorities of the impending beating.

The cheating mum-of-three's defence barrister argued the relationship had not escalated to sexual intercourse but had mainly been inappropriate touching.

She also claimed the affair had begun as an undercover job to get information on the prisoner – although this was shot down by the prosecution.

McIntyre admitted four charges of misconduct in a public office and was jailed for three years in 2021.

'NEVER FELT LOVE LIKE IT'

Elsewhere in the UK, a female prison officer fell for a convicted robber and drug dealer.

Aisha Golsby, 23, couldn't resist the charm of Deano Harrison, 21, who was caged at HMP Portland in Dorset.

She contacted the young inmate on Instagram via a contraband phone he had smuggled into his cell.

Golsby was so infatuated with Harrison she even tipped him off about cell searches to protect him.

The inmate kept his prison officer girlfriend sweet, telling her he had "never felt love like it", while the 23-year-old confessed she trusted him with her heart.

After five months of sneaking around, the pair's bombshell relationship was exposed when a colleague saw texts on Golsby's phone.

In one message, Harrison told his online lover: "I have not felt like this about anyone. I never thought it would get deep, I didn't think I would get attached to you. I've never felt love for someone in such a small amount of time."

She messaged him shortly before they were caught, saying: "I trusted you with my whole f***ing heart, I really hope what you are saying is true".

In light of suspicion surrounding their tryst, Harrison was moved to another prison, but the determined inmate still tried to contact Golsby.

She couldn't have been happier, and admitted to him she was thinking of him in "affectionate terms".

The 23-year-old was eventually suspended before quitting two months later.

Golsby was jailed for 16 months at Bournemouth Crown Court earlier this month after pleading guilty to three counts of misconduct in a public office.

Harrison pleaded guilty to having a banned mobile phone, in prison and had six months added to his previous sentence.

LOVERS' TATTOOS

Drug lord Curtis "Cocky" Warren, once dubbed Britain's Pablo Escobar, had a steamy seven-month fling with an ex-prison warden.

Stephanie Smithwhite, 42, even cut holes in her trousers so the pair could have sex while the inmate was behind bars.

The former warden at high-security Frankland Prison got a tattoo of Warren's name beside a rose and cherished a copy of his autobiography.

They sent racy snaps to each other, kissed and engaged in oral sex during their affair.

Smithwhite proudly boasted her caged lover was obsessed with her and would buzz from his cell for her attention.

She allowed him to hide contraband phones, from which the gangster was able to keep running criminal operations on the outside.

Investigators found they had called each other 213 times in just three months.

When fellow prison staff became suspicious, an investigation was launched.

More than 450 filthy notes of sexual fantasies were discovered – and Warren even tried to eat one when he was caught with it.

After her arrest, Smithwhite said she was "devastated" but still held hope they would be able to keep their romance alive.

She was jailed for two years in 2020 after admitting two counts of misconduct in a public office, with one charge relating to their sexual relationship.

The second count regarded her failing to report that she knew he had access to a phone.

PRISON LOVE CHILD

Kerianne Stephens was employed at HMP Swaleside on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, when she fell pregnant with lifer Louis Tate.

The 26-year-old fell for Tate, who was locked up for killing a dad-of-three in a hit and run, and they began messaging and calling via a smuggled phone.

They made dozens of calls during their three month fling, often lasting two or more hours each time.

Their affair ultimately resulted in the prison officer carrying the inmate's baby.

She pleaded guilty to misconduct in a public office and unauthorised transmission of image or sound by electronic communication.

Stephens was handed a 16-month jail term suspended for two years in 2021 due to custody reasons over her 21-month-old toddler.

Tate, 35, was later transferred to category C prison The Mount in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.

He was jailed for 10 months, to be served concurrently to his life sentence.

MULTIPLE LOVERS

Emma Webster was jailed last year after sending saucy pictures and love letters to two inmate boyfriends.

While working as a prison officer at HMP Lincoln, the 34-year-old embarked on several "inappropriate" relationships.

Bradley Brammall shared 17 calls with Webster during which they fantasied about having sex with each other.

The inmate also asked Webster if someone could perform a sex act on him, but when his request was not fulfilled the sordid affair came to an abrupt end.

But just over a week later, after being transferred to the night shift, the prison officer set her sights on another inmate.

The mum-of-two was so infatuated with prisoner Jimmy Bennett she would sign off love letters as "your future wife".

She also sent the prisoner underwear pics throughout the affair.

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At Lincoln Crown Court she was sentenced to 14 months in jail for misconduct in public office from August 18, 2021 to November 14, 2021.

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