Inside Rose West’s cushy prison where she ‘groomed’ young inmate with posh cells, a GARDEN and huge TV

SERIAL killer Rose West is in a cushy prison with plush-looking cells and well maintained gardens, The Sun can reveal. New pictures from inside the jail where the monster is held show pink walls, rows of books for inmates, and thriving plots for flowers and plants. Rose West is being held in cushy HMP New Hall near Wakefield, West Yorks Credit: PA:Press Association West is believed to be held in the Rivendell unit which has flowerbeds with carefully maintained lawns West, 72, is understood to be at HMP New Hall, a women’s prison near Wakefield, West Yorks. The killer has spent more than 30 years behind bars after she was jailed for life in 1995 for murdering ten women and girls with husband Fred in Gloucester. A report reveals that staff treat prisoners in a “caring and supportive” way and inmates are offered audiobooks, gym facilities and board games to keep them entertained. Among the few complaints made by lags is that the food portions from the servery are sometimes “particularly small”. Each of the 30 cells in the house has an en suite Another image shows the induction room at the prison, which includes comfy arm chairs and a massive TV Charlie Taylor, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, and his team inspected HMP New Hall in April. In his review of the jail, he wrote: “New Hall is a good prison that shows care and compassion in looking after the women it holds.” West is believed to be in the Rivendell unit, which is separate from the main jail. Each of the 30 cells in that house has an en-suite bathroom and any woman held there receives specialist ­support. A picture showing the unit’s gardens displays a patio with a path leading to an allotment with raised boxes. There are flowerbeds which border the carefully maintained lawns. The front of the jail is similarly green with a blossom tree and trimmed hedges leading up to the visitors’ entrance. Another image shows the induction room at the prison, which includes comfy armchairs with pink blankets and a TV. Earlier this year, West was sanctioned for grooming a young vulnerable inmate in her 20s. A new report revealed that staff at the prison treat lags in a ‘caring’ way and they’re are offered audiobooks and board games The unit’s gardens have a patio with a path leading to an allotment with raised boxes She had her jail privileges —- such as access to DVDs — temporarily taken away from her but they have since been returned. The Sun previously reported that inmates spurn her attempts at friendship, and she often eats tomato soup in her cell alone for breakfast, before a day of knitting and watching nature documentaries. She calls herself Jennifer Jones after changing her name by deed poll in 2020, but everyone in the prison knows her real identity. West is one of 36 women serving life sentences at the jail, and one of around a dozen over the age of 60. West is allowed a comfortable life behind bars despite her ongoing refusal to help investigators Credit: Shutterstock West is one of 36 women serving life sentences at the jail Credit: Alamy She is increasingly frail, with sources telling The Sun that she barely leaves her cell. Before being held at New Hall, she spent time at HMP Bronzefield in Ashford, Surrey, and at Durham’s Low Newton. West is allowed a comfortable life behind bars despite her ongoing refusal to help investigators find the remains of 20 other rumoured victims of her and her husband. The couple are known to have killed at least ten women and girls — the youngest being Rose’s eight-year-old stepdaughter Charmaine. Fred killed himself at HMP Birmingham on New Year’s Day 1995 while awaiting trial for 12 murders. The Ministry of Justice was contacted for comment.