Pregnant teen mum jailed after 'foolish' effort to smuggle drugs into prison
hereNow, almost 22 months after the incident, Gerrard has been jailed for 15 months.The court was told she is 14 weeks pregnant, and already has a son.Prosecutors said her phone was examined for any evidence of threats, or texts related to drug dealing, but neither was found.Her barrister Harriet Tighe said the defendant was not aware of what was in the package, and 'chose not to ask'.Ms Tighe appealed to the judge for Gerrard to be spared jail, citing her young age, her lack of any previous convictions, the fact that she has a full time job and that the probation service had deemed her to pose a 'low risk of re-offending'.But the judge said her crimes were too serious, and said the 'message has to go out' to deter others in her