Russell Brand could be facing a transfer to one of Britain’s most notorious jails where Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins was stabbed to death.
The comedian is currently at HMP Wandsworth in south-west London after he was jailed for 10 and a half years on Monday for rape and three counts of sexual assault.
But he may be set for a move to HMP Wakefield, where Watkins, 48, was killed in October 2025 – followed by child killer Kyle Bevan a month later.
The jail in West Yorkshire is known as ‘Monster Mansion’ for housing some of the UK’s most dangerous criminals alongside a large
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