Jahvine Kwamba, 21, is due to appear in court, alleged to have abused her position of trust by having a sexual relationship with a prisoner at HMP Fosse between February and June 2024
A prison officer has appeared in court, charged with having an illicit sexual relationship with an inmate whilst working in jail. She is also charged with accepting money from his family.
Jahvine Kwamba stands accused of abusing her position of trust by allegedly engaging in a romantic encounter with an unnamed prisoner at HMP Fosse Way in Glen Parva, Leicestershire, from February to June 2024. She is also charged with the transmission of images and sounds from within the Category C prison itself.
The 21-year-old, from Old Hall Crescent in Doncaster, is also charged with accepting money from two women, believed to be relatives of a currently incarcerated individual, during the same timeframe. These women have already been identified as Venera Sokolova and Zita Sokolova.
According to Leicestershire Live, Kwamba is facing three charges: wilfully misconducting herself while acting as a prison officer; allegedly accepting money; and allegedly transmitting images and sound from inside the jail without authorisation.
Appearing before Leicester Magistrates’ Court on Friday (January 23), Kwamba declined to enter pleas when asked to by the presiding judge. She was bailed following the hearing, and will now make her next appearance in court on March 9.
Venera Sokolova, 53, and Zita Sokolova, 19, both from Skelmersdale, Lancashire, have also been charged in connection with the alleged transmission of images without authorisation from HMP Fosse Way. Appearing before the judge, both women pleaded guilty to the charges and are now set to be sentenced on February 18.
HMP Fosse Way is a relatively new prison, having first been built in 2023 as a way to tackle prison overcrowding. The prison is marked as being Category C, meaning there are dangerous people inside, but not requiring added security, such as in Category A or B prisons.
If prisoners are trusted enough, some are able to get their own computers, which allows them to check the weather and even apply for jobs once they are out of jail. They are also able to relax in prison with these computers, being allowed to play video games and even listen to podcasts approved by guards.
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