Russell Brand has been moved to a 'softer' Category C jail for his own safety

Russell Brand has been moved to a "softer" jail for his own safety.

The 51-year-old disgraced comic was sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in prison on Monday (09.11.26) after being convicted of rape and sexual assault, and on Friday (13.11.26), he was secretly transferred from HMP Wandsworth in south London to the Category C facility HMP Littlehey in Cambridgeshire.

A source told The Sun on Sunday: “Brand looked like he was s****ing himself as he was led to his cell. He was heard asking for blankets on his first night and he’s had extra officers looking after him since he arrived.

“He’s got his own cell and he’s not interacted with any of the other inmates yet.”

Brand was assessed for HMP Wakefield, where former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins was murdered in 2025, but it was deemed too dangerous, and according to the outlet, he is likely to have been put in a single cell at Littlehey for his own safety and hasn't yet had contact with any of the other inmates.

Former detective Mick Neville said: “People will see Littlehey as Brand given a soft option. People would expect him to spend time in a jail such as Monster Mansion [Wakefield] after the appalling things he did.

“But the Prison Service have clearly decided that putting him into Monster Mansion would be a real risk to him and soak up massive resources to keep him safe. After the murder of Ian Watkins, to put another celebrity like Brand in Wakefield would put him and officers at risk.”

The ex-policeman noted Category B prisons would have had violent prisoners hoping to enhance their status behind bars by targetting Brand, so he will be safer at Littlehey.

He added: “It will still be a massive change of the lifestyle he has been used to.

“He will now be living with fellow perverts and sex offenders and will have years to repent and learn the errors of his ways.”