Former inmate warns of safety risks for Russell Brand at HMP Wandsworth
A former inmate said Russell Brand faced serious risk while being housed alone at HMP Wandsworth in South London, where prison officials said the isolation was required for his safety. Page Six reported that the Victorian-era prison operates at about 163 % of its capacity, prompting watchdogs such as the Howard League for Penal Reform and the Independent Monitoring Board to note severe overcrowding, inadequate facilities and high levels of violence. AOL.
com said police, ambulance and fire crews responded to an incident at the prison involving Brand, and Page Six also reported that fellow inmates chanted abusive slogans toward him after his rape conviction. The Mirror recalled Brand’s 2014 interview in which he described police cells as lonely and tiresome.
