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Former Tipton prison worker pleads guilty to having sex with inmate

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Published 12:16 PM

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A former worker at the prison in Tipton pleaded guilty on Friday to having sex with an inmate.

Jessica Baird, of Versailles, will be sentenced at 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 3. She is accused of having sex with a male prisoner on Oct. 21, 2024, when she worked at Tipton Correctional Center, according to court documents in previous reporting.

The prisoner admitted on a recording to having sex with Baird and Baird confirmed the story to investigators, according to the probable cause statement. The acts happened in an employee restroom, the prisoner allegedly said.

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