Russell Brand told to ‘watch his step’ during new life inside prison – and he’ll be ‘lowest of the low’
Serial sex predator Russell Brand will be regarded by fellow inmates as the “lowest of the low”, a prison advisor has said.
As both a convicted rapist and a celebrity, Brand will be seen as a target simply because he is famous, or by those wanting to extort money from him.
After being sentenced on Monday to 10-and-a-half years in jail, Brand, 51, was reportedly taken to HMP Wandsworth, a Category B security prison built in 1851 that holds around 1,300-1,500 inmates – almost double what it was originally designed to accommodate. Former prisoner Chris Atkins said of the jail: “It is a form of hell.”
According to those who have served time in jail, the first night as a sentenced prisoner is often the hardest part of all.