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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, this book will give chilling insight into all the terrible men who have served time there. It follows the prison'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.
Author:
Imprint:
London : John Blake Publishing, 2024.
Collation:
xxi, 314 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781789467536 (pbk)
Dewey class:
365.60922
Language:
English
Related title:
Inside Wakefield Prison : life behind bars in the Monster Mansion
BRN:
1437553
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