# Russell Brand makes special demand in prison after £3.12 budget revealed

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/russell-brand-makes-special-demand-in-prison-after-3-12-budget-revealed/
- Published: 2026-11-14T16:23:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T23:06:20+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Express (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2266228/russell-brand-prison-special-demand-budget-revealed
- Topics: Culture, Food, World

## Key points

- Brand has reportedly requested vegetarian meals in prison.
- Wandsworth’s daily food budget is £3.12 per inmate.
- He may serve about seven years before release eligibility.

## Summary

Russell Brand has reportedly asked for vegetarian meals at HMP Wandsworth, where he is beginning a 10-and-a-half-year sentence after being convicted of rape and sexual assault. The request comes despite his previously publicised return to eating meat; reports say he has barely eaten since arriving and is struggling to adjust to prison.

The article says Wandsworth’s daily food budget is £3.12 per inmate, and that vegetarian meals can be provided from the standard menu, with no special cooking. Brand is reportedly held in a single cell on a wing with about 100 vulnerable prisoners and could serve roughly seven years before becoming eligible for release. The prison houses more than 1,500 men and has been criticised over overcrowding and poor conditions.

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