Inside 'Monster Mansion' HMP Wakefield where Blackpool paedophile child-killer Jamie Varley lives in fear
Jamie Varley will spend the majority of his prison sentenced confined to his jail cell to protect him from attack.
Baby-killing pervert Jamie Varley will live in fear every day of his life in the UK’s most notorious jail.
The 37-year-old former Blackpool teacher will be locked up in his cell 23 hours-a-day at top security Wakefield prison, which has been nicknamed “Monster Mansion” because it houses the nation’s most infamous murderers and sex offenders.
A “neighbour” of Varley’s on the sex offenders’ wing will be Blackpool rapist and murderer David Minto, who was jailed for life for the ‘sexually motivated’ murder of teenage girl Sasha Marsden whom he stabbed 58 times and set on fire. Last year, Minto was himself nearly killed by a fellow inmate who reportedly hated “nonces”.
Danger
Varley was given a whole life sentence for the murder and sexual abuse of his adopted child 13-month-old Preston Davey. At Preston Crown Court, judge Mr Justice Turner told Varley that due to the seriousness of his crimes he would never be eligible for parole and would die behind bars.
However, a new report into conditions at Wakefield Prison show Varley will be in danger until the day he dies. He will spend his life locked up alongside the most violent men in the criminal justice system living in dirty cramped conditions, with much of the prison infrastructure crumbling to dust.
Paedophile rocker Ian Watkins from LostProphets was killed in the prison last year. And the most recent report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons reveal that sex offenders like Varley have never been more vulnerable to brutal attacks from fellow convicts.
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More younger, violent offenders have been sent to HMP Wakefield - putting sex offenders at greater risk of attack. In his report, chief prisons inspector Charlie Taylor said: “The population had previously been integrated, with prisoners convicted of sexual offences accommodated alongside those convicted of other serious offences.
“As a result of the reconfiguration, a considerable number of prisoners had moved out of the prison to be replaced by others considered more suitable. Nearly all prisoners at Wakefield were now deemed vulnerable due to their offence or circumstances.”
Sex offenders must now exercise alone in their cells and are locked up during communal activities. Mr Taylor said: “This enabled staff to supervise prisoners more effectively.”
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A previous report last year, had noted that some parts of HMP Wakefield are in poor repair with crumbling ceilings and poor showering facilities. Mr Taylor added: “The infrastructure was deteriorating and the population was changing, with more younger prisoners arriving, and fewer being convicted of sexual offences.
“Staff shortages had led to restricted regimes and prisoners spending longer periods locked in their cells. Violence had increased sharply and many prisoners felt unsafe, with no clear strategy in place to address this.
“Health care had improved, but mental health services remained under pressure. Education and work opportunities were limited.”
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Preston Davey
Varley subjected Preston to weeks of physical and sexual abuse before finally killing the tot.
His now-ex boyfriend John McGowan-Fazakerley, 32, was jailed for 25 years after being convicted of allowing the death of a child, child cruelty and sexual abuse.
On social media, Varey showed off his immaculate home and dog, painting the picture of a perfect life while secretly abusing baby Preston.