Russell Brand has reportedly been moved to a low-security prison, with access to his own cell, yoga, bowling and more, after being sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for rape and sexual assault.
The actor was transferred on Friday to HMP Littlehey in Cambridgeshire, England, which mainly detains around 1,200 male sex offenders, the Sun reported on Saturday.
An insider told the outlet that Brand “looked like he was hurting himself” as guards escorted him to a single cell.
“He was heard asking for blankets on his first night, and additional officers have been tending to him since he arrived,” the source said, adding that the “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” star, 51, has yet to interact with the other prisoners.
According to the outlet, Littlehey is a safer prison for Brand than the high-security HMP Wakefield facility to which he was almost transferred.
Littlehey offers Brand the choice of participating in a football league, board games, origami lessons and choir sessions. The prison also includes an indoor bowling alley, two gymnasiums and a few sports halls.
The “Take Him to the Greek” actor’s wife, Laura, 39, can also visit him once a week, but conjugal visits are prohibited. The couple shares three children.
Former Metropolitan Police detective Mick Neville told The Sun that Brand was probably transferred to Littlehey because Wakefield, nicknamed the “Monster Mansion” prison, was too dangerous.
“People will see Littlehey as Brand having a soft option,” Neville explained. “People would expect him to spend time in a prison like Monster Mansion after the terrible things he did.”
“But the Prison Service clearly decided that placing him in Monster Mansion would pose a real risk to him and absorb huge resources into keeping him safe,” Neville continued, saying Brand would likely have been “at risk” following the murder of Ian Watkins in Wakefield in 2025.
Brand remains behind bars after being sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison on November 9, following a nearly four-week trial, which saw him convicted of rape and sexual assault.
The “Rock of Ages” star’s belief stems from incidents in the 2000s.
Throughout the trial, Brand denied any wrongdoing.
Last Thursday, six more women accused the former comedian of sexual misconduct, with the alleged incidents occurring around the same time as the earlier misconduct for which he was convicted.
A representative for Brand has yet to respond to the new allegations.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-330-0226.
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