Former prison officer who served time for sneaking phones and cannabis to inmates says guards need more help

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Cut through the noise by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox A former prison officer who was jailed after smuggling drugs to inmates says new guards need more help.

Sneaking cannabis and mobile phones into prison landed Lee Davies behind bars before he was 30, The Mirror reports. He was paid £400 a time for bringing contraband into jail in his trousers after being groomed by cons.

A former youth footballer for Preston North End, Lee joined the Prison Service at the age of 27 and worked at Lancaster Farms young offenders institution.

He first agreed to smuggle a package for an inmate whose dad was sick. Despite saying it was a one-off he carried on doing it.