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| Location | Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England |
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| Coordinates | 53°40′57″N 1°30′33″W / 53.68250°N 1.50917°W |
| Security class | Adult Male/Category A |
| Population | 751 (as of November 2007) |
| Opened | 1594 |
| Managed by | HM Prison Services |
| Governor | Tom Wheatley[1] |
His Majesty's Prison Wakefield is a Category A men's prison in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, operated by His Majesty's Prison Service. The prison has been nicknamed the "Monster Mansion"[a] due to the large number of high-profile, high-risk sex offenders and murderers held there.[2][3]
- ^ "Wakefield Prison information". Justice.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ Thompson, Tony (27 April 2003). "The caged misery of Britain's real 'Hannibal the Cannibal'". The Observer. London. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- ^ "A long way to go at 'monster mansion'". Wakefield Express. Wakefield. 6 October 2005. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
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