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Former Officers Charged for Inmate Relationships, Misconduct

1/26/2026

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Andrea Rebeles, a former Lake County Community Corrections officer, faces sexual misconduct and official misconduct charges for allegedly having a relationship with a work release inmate.
Text messages revealed she informed the inmate of her pregnancy.
Alicia Novas, a former prison officer, was sentenced to three years in prison for a sexual relationship with inmate Declan Winkless and for smuggling cannabis into HMP Five Wells.

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Andrea Rebeles, a former Lake County Community Corrections officer, faces sexual misconduct and official misconduct charges for allegedly having a relationship with a work release inmate.
Text messages revealed she informed the inmate of her pregnancy.
Alicia Novas, a former prison officer, was sentenced to three years in prison for a sexual relationship with inmate Declan Winkless and for smuggling cannabis into HMP Five Wells.