Roughly two-thirds of Wakefield’s inmates have been convicted of sexual offences.
Among those currently held there are Roy Whiting, the killer of eight-year-old Sarah Payne, child molester and murderer Sidney Cooke, serial rapist Reynhard Sinaga, and Jeremy Bamber, convicted of killing five family members in 1985.
Prison authorities have determined that Brand should be housed in a single cell following a risk assessment.
His wife Laura, 39, would face a 180-mile round trip from the couple’s Oxfordshire home to visit him.
Meanwhile, six further women have come forward to accuse Brand of sexual misconduct and predatory behaviour since his conviction.