Inside Wakefield Prison : life behind bars in the Monster Mansion
Levi, Jonathan2024
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Nicknamed 'Monster Mansion', HMP Wakefield has seen some of the most infamous prisoners of all time pass through its cells - from Levi Bellfield to Harold Shipman, Ian Huntley and Charles Bronson. 'Inside Wakefield Prison' takes readers behind the bars of the UK's most notorious to offer a chilling insight into some of the country's most dangerous men that have been banged up there. It traces the institution's long and intriguing history, from when it was first built in 1594 all the way up to the present day. Today, just over 750 of the country's most dangerous offenders are kept there, including 'Hannibal the Cannibal' Robert Maudsley, notorious killer Jeremy Bamber and former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins. Featuring all the sinister and truly horrifying stories that have emerged from the prison, as well as new unheard tales, this book will fascinate and shock readers on every page.
Main title:
Inside Wakefield Prison : life behind bars in the Monster Mansion / Jonathan Levi & Emma French.
Author:
Levi, Jonathan, authorFrench, Emma, author
Imprint:
London : John Blake Publishing, 2024.
Collation:
xxi, 314 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781789467536 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
365.60922365.6092365.6092 LEV365.60922 LEV
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2708640