Russell Brand’s first question to prison guards in new cell – ‘s***ing himself’

Russell Brand has reportedly been moved from HMP Wandsworth to HMP Littlehey in Cambridgeshire, in a transfer intended to address concerns about his safety. The move has drawn questions from a retired prison governor, who said a Category B prison might have been more appropriate.

Brand was sentenced on 9 November to ten and a half years after being convicted of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault involving four women; he was acquitted of three other charges and denied the allegations. He is reportedly being held alone at Littlehey, a Category C prison that houses male sex offenders, while police investigate further allegations. The Ministry of Justice declined to comment on individual prisoners.