Laura Brand is intending to stick by her husband during his 10-year jail sentence – and this will be the first of many visits at HMP Wandsworth
Laura Brand will be visiting her convicted rapist husband Russell Brand at HMP Wandsworth for the first time today.
The 39-year-old, who has three children with the former comedian, is intending to stick by her husband during his jail sentence. With 10 years, five months and approximately 27 days until he gets out (not considering potential early release), this will be the first of many, many visits.
Insiders have already called the comedian a ‘marked man’ as they warned of the ‘welcoming’ awaiting famous faces from their fellow inmates. Wandsworth is one of the largest prisons in the UK, located in south west London, and holds between 1,300 and 1,500 prisoners.
But what can Laura expect when she visits her husband in London’s most notorious jail?
In order to book the visit in the first place, she will need to make sure that she has Brand’s prison number and date of birth before applying through a government website or by calling the prison directly.
Ahead of preparing for a visit, the Prison Reform Trust advises family and friends of inmates to arrive early as there will likely be security that they need to go through, and will need to have a photographic ID on them.
Laura will be allowed to take some money to purchase some food and drink from the prison shop during the visit for herself and Brand . There is usually a maximim amount that visitors can take with them.
She will not be able to hand anything directly to Brand but if she does want to, she would need to ring the prison to ask if it is allowed.
During the visit itself, Laura will be expected to remain seated, but will be allowed to embrace Brand at the beginning and end of the visit. Officers will be present during the meeting and may hear their conversation.
If the visiting rules are broken or she is either considered a threat to security or causing concern to other visitors, her visit can be cut short.
Brand will be on the sex offenders register for life and must serve at least seven years of his sentence behind bars before being considered for release on license.
Former Wimbleton champion Boris Becker, 58, previously revealed what Brand has in store at the jail after speaking about his own harrowing account behind bars in his book, Inside.
“You can’t sleep because all of it is true,” he said of the rumours before he went in. “In jail people do kill themselves, people do harm themselves and people do go crazy.
“It’s the harsh reality when you have never been to prison and that’s what your lawyers don’t tell you before – maybe not to scare you. HMP Wandsworth is probably one of the toughest prisons in the UK so to be put in there was quite a shock.”
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