UK magistrate reprimanded for telling a prisoner "sweet dreams," risking a prison officer's safety.

A UK magistrate, Edwin Hastings-Smith, was reprimanded after telling a defendant "sweet dreams" as he sent them back to prison. The comment was deemed inappropriate and put a prison officer at risk of injury, leading to an investigation by the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office. Hastings-Smith apologized to the defendant and the officer, and received formal advice for misconduct.

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