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Lucy Letby’s Enhanced Prison Privileges Under Scrutiny

Her earnings from three prison jobs are funding large junk food orders that have fuelled resentment among fellow inmates.

Overview

  • Letby is held in House Block 4 at HMP Bronzefield under enhanced status and is constantly escorted for her own safety amid inmate death threats.
  • She works as a laundry assistant, kitchen server and enhanced library worker, netting about £20 a week in prison wages.
  • Combined with up to £36 in outside funds, Letby spends heavily on sweets and crisps, prompting reports of significant weight gain.
  • Cheshire Constabulary’s Operation Hummingbird has passed a full evidence file to the CPS for advice on possible new neonatal charges.
  • Her legal team has submitted international expert reports to the Criminal Cases Review Commission in a bid to have her convictions reconsidered.