Former female Prison Officer gets 30 Months for having baby with prisoner!

I happen to think this is disgraceful sentence, despite the position of trust that she was in. The fact is that there are a lot of criminals out there, who have done a lot worse crime and got less time!

She was apparently caught on cctv opening up his cell at night. The couple are to set up home together on her release. I say let her out now and allow her to give the child the attention he/she will need, or maybe another wayward child in the making?

IMHO; I think she should not be allowed to work in that capacity again, clearly she can't be trusted to uphold the moral and ethical code of an officer. However, I do agree that sending her to prison for this indiscretion appears to be an over-reaction.

Apparently (correct me if I am wrong) this "relationship" was by mutual consent and not forced as it often is by male officers upon female inmates.

I may question the woman's judgement ethically and morally, not to mention the general lack of intelligence in getting involved with criminal, but the child must now take priority, and he needs his mother.

It's hard to make a judgement without knowing all of the facts.