Russell Brand jailed for 10 and a half years for rape and assault

Summarised from 3 outlets · 5 reports · Updated 10 Nov, 15:49 · Archive

Comedian Russell Brand was sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison after conviction for rape and sexual assault.

Russell Brand, 51, was sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison after being convicted of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault against four different women.

The disgraced comedian is being held at HMP Wandsworth, a Category B security prison built in 1851 in south-west London. The Victorian-era jail holds around 1,300 to 1,500 inmates, almost double its original capacity. According to prisoners released from the jail, Brand is housed on the C wing for vulnerable inmates in a cell of his own, separate from other prisoners.

Those released from HMP Wandsworth have reported that Brand has access to a television in his room and use of the prison's gym facilities, which include pull-up bars. Prison advisers say that as both a convicted sex offender and a celebrity, Brand will be seen as a target by other inmates, either for his fame or as a potential source of extortion. An adviser to Prison Consultants, a privately-run advice service, said sex offenders are 'the lowest of the low' in prison's informal hierarchy, alongside former police officers.

How it is being reported

• Russell Brand cowering in his cell in fear and ‘praying for hours on end’ as nightmare first hours in jail are laid bare: reportThe actor was found guilty on Friday of three counts of sexual assault and one count of rape. On Monday, he was sentenced to a decade in prison.New York Post · 10 Nov, 17:32
• Inside HMP Wandsworth, the ‘squalid’ prison where Russell Brand is being heldRussell Brand was sentenced to more than a decade behind bars (Picture: Getty / AP) Russell Brand is currently calling HMP Wandsworth home after the comedian and actor was convicted of rape and sexual assault. Following a month-long trial , 51-year-old was found guilty of the charges involving…Metro · 10 Nov, 15:56
• 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' and will need to keep his 'head down', a prison advisor has saidThe Mirror · 10 Nov, 15:32
• Inmate released early from HMP Wandsworth says Russell Brand is ‘talk of the prison’Brand was earlier this week sentenced to 10 and a half years (Picture: Neil Mockford/Getty Images) Prisoners released early from the lock-up where Russell Brand has been jailed have claimed he has a TV in his room and use of a gym. Hundreds more inmates have been released from prisons across the…Metro · 10 Nov, 15:27
• How Russell Brand will have a ‘target on his back’ as a high security prisonerRussell Brand was jailed for 10 years and six months yesterday after being found guilty of rape and sexual assault (Picture: Jordan Pettitt/Press Association) Russell Brand ‘will have a target on his back’ and could be forced to buy cellmates new cars for protection, a former prisoner has told…Metro · 10 Nov, 13:33

In this story: Russell Brand · HMP Wandsworth · Prison Consultants

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