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Russell Brand is reportedly being assessed for a transfer to the notorious “Monster Mansion” prison after the comedian was convicted on rape and sexual assault charges.
According to the Sun, the “Get Him to the Greek” star, 51, will be moved to the high-security facility HMP Wakefield in the UK — the same prison where child sex offender Ian Watkins was stabbed to death last year.
A source told the outlet on Thursday that Brand “will have an incredibly tough time.”
Sources told the outlet the prison, which is classified as a Category A facility, would be safer for the disgraced comedian due to staff being “better equipped.”
“Brand is being risk-assessed for a move to Wakefield,” one source told the outlet. “There are still some hoops to go through but staff at the prison are expecting him.”
Brand is currently incarcerated at Category B Wandsworth, the source added, “but is likely to be moved in the next few days or weeks.”
The source claimed Wakefield is “the most likely place” for Brand to be sent.
“It is one of the prisons where high-profile people get sent and — despite what happened to Watkins — is deemed a safer place for Brand,” they added.
The source cited “much higher levels of staffing,” better trained officers, and more resources.
Still, they noted, “There are some really nasty killers and sex offenders there and Brand will have to be kept away from them initially.”
Brand is “quite likely to go in and be put on segregation, but that can’t last forever and he will then have to be on a wing,” the insider told the outlet.
Child killer Kyle Bevan was also murdered at the facility in 2025, and it’s also housed notorious criminals including serial killer Levi Bellfield, according to the outlet.
A legal rep for Brand did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment on Thursday.
The news comes amid news that Brand has been accused of sexual misconduct by six additional women.
