A review by stormlightreader
Inside Wakefield Prison: Life Behind Bars in the Monster Mansion by Jonathan Levi and Emma French

3.5

"There are such people as those who are pure evil, who do not accept any of the standards the rest of us live by"

Inside Wakefield Prison (a.k.a. Monster Mansion) is the follow up to Inside Broadmoor.  Inside Wakefield didn't grip me as much as Broadmoor did but there were chapters that piqued my interest (Ian Watkins 👀). Because Inside Broadmoor was such a pleasant surprise, I did go into this book with moderately high expectations and as with Broadmoor, it was an easy listen (in terms of narration) which was what I needed since I haven't really read anything for a month.

This book discussed a lot of topics that were discussed in Broadmoor e.g. whether maximum security is worth for someone who cannot be released back into society. The book is something of a highlights reel, serving as more of an overview (like Inside Broadmoor) but that really didn't bother me. I would like read a more detailed account of both Wakefield and Broadmoor, along with Belmarsh (which was mentioned a few times).