The Category A northern prison has chillingly been called the “Monsters’ Mansion” after the number of notorious murderers and sex offenders locked up there over the years, The Sun reports.
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They were among five prisoners who were allegedly killed or took their own life at the jail in a year.
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Despite the shocking death toll, Brand, 51, may be moved to Wakefield from Category B HMP Wandsworth, as staff there are better equipped to deal with high-profile inmates who could be at risk of attack.
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“Brand is being risk-assessed for a move,” a source told the newspaper.
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Past inmates at the Yorkshire jail are believed to include eight-year-old Sarah Payne’s killer Roy Whiting, serial killer and rapist Levi Bellfield who murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler, as well as child molester and killer Sidney Cooke.
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Some of the most dangerous inmates have been moved out of the prison.
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Some → move → prison
Following the death of Watkins, some dangerous prisoners were moved to other jails.
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prisoners → follow → jails
“The population had previously been integrated, with prisoners convicted of sexual offences accommodated alongside those convicted of other serious offences,” says the report published in June.
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report → integrate → June
“Nearly all prisoners at Wakefield were now deemed vulnerable due to their offence or circumstances.”
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prisoners → deem → offence
Prisoner-on-prisoner violence
The number of self-isolating prisoners had fallen from 12 to one.
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number → isolate → one
Incidents of prisoner‑on‑prisoner violence had reduced by 68%, the report added.
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report → reduce → %
“Almost all prisoners who had lived in Wakefield before these changes told us they felt much safer,” it stated.
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it → live → us
Risk assessments
Two wings, C and D, were designated for prisoners deemed most at risk.
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wings → designate → risk
Prisoners now exercise in wing-based groups rather than mixed cohorts, and cell doors are locked during communal activities.
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doors → exercise → activities
The changes have enabled staff to supervise prisoners “more effectively”.
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changes → enable → prisoners
Inmates were offered about one hour of exercise each day, an increase from 30 minutes.
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About twice as many prisoners were now using the yards, said the inspectors who stressed that “overall uptake of exercise remained too low”.
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uptake → use → exercise
Locked in cells
Inspectors found 45% of inmates locked in their cells, a “marginal improvement” from 51% the previous year.
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Full-time working prisoners could receive up to 8.5 hours out of their cells, half-time workers up to 5.5 hours, those unemployed or not engaged in activities just over two hours a day.
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Showers were cleaner but remained in poor condition, with several not working, and damaged flooring and inadequate ventilation.
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several → remain → condition
GPs and cancer care
Inmates waited up to 11 weeks to see a GP and 110 patients were waiting up to 35 weeks for a dental appointment.
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patients → wait → appointment
Planned prison escorts for inmates to hospital had been cut by two a week and there had been breaches of the NHS target of two-week waits for urgent referrals such as potential cancer assessments.
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escorts → cut → assessments
Inmates waited “far too long” for a transfer to specialist mental health beds under the Mental Health Act.
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Inmates → wait → Act
Two of them had been waiting for more than 500 and 300 days respectively.
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The report said: “Conflicting opinions on the levels of security required for these patients on arrival at NHS units effectively led to the NHS failing them.”
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