Russell Brand ‘moved to new downgraded jail’ providing up yoga lessons to inmates
Disgraced comedian Russell Brand has reportedly been moved to a ‘cushy’ category C prison, HMP Littlehey in Cambridgeshire, which offers inmates activities such as yoga and a football league, amid concerns for his safety
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Disgraced comedian Russell Brand has allegedly been transferred to a ‘cushy’ category C prison offering inmates pursuits such as yoga and a football league. According to the Sun on Sunday, Brand was shifted out of HMP Wandsworth and taken to HMP Littlehey in Cambridgeshire on Friday, November 13.
Brand was imprisoned following his conviction for raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others during his career.
Brand’s new prison provides a wide range of extra-curricular pursuits for its prisoners, including yoga, choir and indoor bowls, alongside an inter-wing football league.
The former celeb was apparently assessed for HMP Wakefield, also known as ‘Monster Mansion’, the notorious facility where Lostprophets‘ paedophile Ian Watkins was killed last year – it was reportedly considered too dangerous for Brand.
A view of HMP Littlehey in Cambridgeshire(Image: Getty)
The Sun reports that worries about Brand’s safety and him being classified as a low escape risk may have prompted the transfer.
According to the publication, his new accommodation consists of a single-occupancy cell on the prison’s E Wing and he has yet to make contact with any of the other 1,200-plus prisoners housed at the facility.
The transfer has triggered fury from some quarters, with retired prison governor Vanessa Frake stating: “I am absolutely flabbergasted that he is in a Category C prison.
Russell Brand has reportedly left HMP Wandsworth for a new prison(Image: Getty)
“He has no previous convictions, but he has got a substantial sentence – and there’s possibly more in the pipeline.”
Brand received a 10-and-a-half-year jail term on Monday afternoon. He’s expected to complete two-thirds of his sentence behind bars before being freed on licence.
He will remain on the sex offenders’ register for life. The Ministry of Justice says it does not comment on individual prisoners.
