Crime · 19 November 2025
Amy Hatfield Breaks Silence on Prison Drug Smuggling Scandal in BBC Podcast
Amy Hatfield, previously a mental health nursing assistant, has broken her silence regarding a major drug plot at HMP Lindholme. Hatfield, sentenced in 2023 to more than 10 years imprisonment, smuggled drugs valued at more than £1 million. In a new BBC podcast, she details an affair with prisoner Joseph Whittingham. Hatfield admits to professional misconduct and claims Whittingham exploited her, urging her to take risks in the scheme that saw heroin, MDMA, and spice enter the prison.
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