Russell Brand assessed for transfer to high-security Wakefield prison amid safety concerns at Wandsworth
Page Six reported that Russell Brand was being assessed for a transfer to HMP Wakefield, a Category A prison with higher staffing levels. Earlier, the comedian was sent to HMP Wandsworth, a Victorian prison operating at 163 % capacity, where watchdogs have highlighted severe overcrowding and violence. AOL. com said police, ambulances and fire crews responded to an incident at the South London facility involving Brand. Page Six reported that inmates gave him a hostile reception, chanting abusive slogans, and that a former prisoner warned he faced serious risk while housed alone.
News. com. au noted that a prisoner posted a threatening Snapchat image directed at Brand. Page Six added that he would spend the Christmas and New Year period in prison without family visits.
