Russell Brand has reportedly been transferred from HMP Wandsworth to HMP Littlehey in Cambridgeshire, a Category C prison that offers inmates activities including yoga, choir, indoor bowls and an inter-wing football league, according to the Sun on Sunday.
The move took place on Friday, November 13. Brand was jailed after being found guilty of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others during his career.
Safety Concerns Behind the Transfer
Brand was allegedly assessed for HMP Wakefield, also known as 'Monster Mansion', the prison where Lostprophets' paedophile Ian Watkins was killed last year. That facility was reportedly deemed too dangerous for Brand.
The Sun reports that concerns for Brand's safety and his being deemed a low escape risk could have prompted the move to Littlehey.
Conditions at the New Prison
According to the paper, Brand's new accommodation consists of a single-person cell on the prison's E Wing. He has yet to make contact with any of the other 1,200-odd inmates housed at the facility.
The move has sparked outrage from some, with retired prison governor Vanessa Frake saying: "I am absolutely flabbergasted that he is in a Category C prison. He has no previous convictions, but he has got a substantial sentence - and there's possibly more in the pipeline."
Sentence and Release Terms
Brand was sentenced to a 10-and-a-half-year prison term on Monday afternoon. He is expected to serve two-thirds of his prison sentence before being released on licence.
He will be on the sex offenders' register for life.
