Often dubbed 'Monster Mansion' Wakefield prison has housed rapist, murderers and serial killers.
It holds around 600 of the country's most dangerous people, mainly sex offenders and prisoners serving life sentences.
Current inmates include Jeremy Bamber, who was charged for the murder of his mother, father, sister and her two sons in Essex on August 6 1985, Sidney Cooke,- a child molester and serial killer, described by The Guardian newspaper in 1999 as 'Britain's most notorious paedophile' and Reynhard Sinaga, who was convicted of 159 sex offences, including 136 rapes of young men, in Manchester between 2015 and 2017.
Here are some more of the most notorious inmates of Wakefield prison over the decades:
Current inmates include Jeremy Bamber, who was charged for the murder of his mother, father, sister and her two sons in Essex on August 6 1985, Sidney Cooke,- a child molester and serial killer, described by The Guardian newspaper in 1999 as 'Britain's most notorious paedophile' and Reynhard Sinaga, who was convicted of 159 sex offences, including 136 rapes of young men, in Manchester between 2015 and 2017.
5. Ian Watkins
Watkins was sentenced to 29 years imprisonment for sexual offences, including the assault of young children, in 2013. He began his sentence in Wakefield, but was then transferred to HM Prison Long Lartin on 25 January 2014.
6. Levi Bellfield
Milly Dowler's killer Levi Bellfield was convicted of murdering Marsha McDonnell and Amlie Delagrange and the attempted murder of Kate Sheedy in 2008. He was later moved to HMP Frankland.
7. Robert Black
In 1994, Robert Black was convicted of the murder of four young girls. He was taken to Wakefield prison to begin his sentence in the segregation unit. He died from a heart attack in HMP Maghaberry on 12 January 2016.
8. Mark Bridger
Mark Bridger was sentenced to life in prison for the abduction and murder of April Jones, 5, on October 1, 2012. In 2013, a fellow inmate at Wakefield prison attacked Bridger.