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Kerri Pegg: Prison governor who had relationship with inmate jailed

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Kerri Pegg , 42 , was governor at HMP Kirkham in Lancashire for six years .

She began a relationship with Liverpool crime figure Anthony Saunderson , a drug dealer.

She helped him secure day release and was given a gift of a Mercedes C -class car.

Judge told her: "You betrayed the public trust in you and you betrayed the Prison Service ".

Even members of Saunderson 's gang grumbled that their boss was spending too much time with Pegg .

Crown Prosecution Service : "She displayed a shocking lack of professionalism in her role" Defence barrister Andrew Alty told court his client had been taken advantage of by a "sophisticated criminal".

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