Britain’s Most Dangerous Prisoner Locked in Glass Cell for Life
Robert Maudsley, dubbed Britain’s most dangerous prisoner, faces life locked alone in a glass cage beneath Wakefield Prison. The 68-year-old has been denied any chance to join the general prison population or make further appeals.
Locked Away 23 Hours a Day
Maudsley will spend 23 hours a day in a tiny underground cell measuring just 5.5 meters by 4.5 meters. The bulletproof glass cage is fitted with a concrete slab bed, a cardboard table and chair, plus a floor-fixed toilet and sink. This special cell was built in 1983, nearly a decade after Maudsley began his prison sentence.
Why So Dangerous?
- Maudsley murdered several inmates, including child molesters and killers.
- He has a notorious reputation for extreme violence and remains a huge risk to both prisoners and staff.
- His brutal murders include strangling Salney Darwood and dispatching child abuser Bill Roberts in violent fashion.
- His childhood abuse obsession fuels his hatred of paedophiles.
Denied Appeal to Mix with Prisoners
The killer appealed recently to spend his remaining years within the general population but prison bosses at HMP Wakefield in West Yorkshire ruled him too dangerous. Maudsley first shocked the justice system when he tortured a child molester to death while at Broadmoor Hospital.
“What purpose is served by keeping me locked up 23 hours a day? I ask for a simple cyanide capsule which I shall willingly take and the problem of Robert John Maudsley can easily and swiftly be resolved.” – Robert Maudsley, in a 2000 letter
Maudsley was first jailed at 21 after killing during his work as a gigolo and later moved to maximum security following multiple murders behind bars. He will never walk free.
