Secrets of 'Monster Mansion' HMP Wakefield and the UK's most dangerous inmates

Secrets of 'Monster Mansion' HMP Wakefield and the UK's most dangerous inmates

Originally built as a house of correction in 1594, HMP Wakefield was rebuilt in the Victorian era and has a long history of housing our worst criminals, including the longest serving prisoner in the UK penal system

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