Prison support worker found guilty of misconduct in public office after misreporting welfare checks

A prison support worker who fabricated the number of welfare checks he conducted on a vulnerable prisoner has been convicted of misconduct in public office.

Graham Evans, 66, was on overnight duty at HMP Hewell in Worcestershire on 7 June 2018 and was required to check on high-risk prisoner Mesut Olgun four times every hour.

He recorded that he had carried out a total of 33 checks but CCTV footage later revealed he had performed only 15, leaving Mr Olgun unsupervised for significant periods of time.

Evans has today been found guilty of misconduct in public office.

He will be sentenced on Friday 19th January. 

Rosemary Ainslie, Head of the CPS Special Crime Division, said:

“In his role as a prison support worker it was Evans’ responsibility to carry out all the required welfare checks on Mr Olgun, a vulnerable prisoner in his care.

"He both failed to carry out the number of required checks and fabricated the records.

"The jury have concluded today that his actions amount to serious misconduct.

“Our thoughts remain with the family and friends of Mesut Olgun.”