Tennis legend Boris Becker will spend time at the notorious Wandsworth Prison after being found guilty of four charges under the Insolvency Act earlier this month
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Prison van leaves court after Boris Becker jailed
Tennis icon Boris Becker will spend a portion of his time locked away at Wandsworth Prison. The German was sentenced to two-and-a-half years behind bars after being found guilty of four charges under the Insolvency Act earlier this month, half of which he will spend incarcerated.
The 170-year-old Victorian penitentiary is a world away from the luxurious life the 54-year-old is used to living. With a capacity of over 1,300 inmates and known for endemic violence, rampant drug abuse and infestation of rats, Becker will serve time in one of the UK’s worst jails.
A report by Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor this year revealed ‘desperately bored’ inmates spend more than 22 hours a day in their derelict cells. Throughout 2020/21 there was almost one attack every day among inmates, with prison staff using force 1,295 times during the same period, or nearly four times a day.
According to prison sources as quoted by The Mail, the three-time Wimbledon champion will spend up to a fortnight in Wandsworth, a Category B…
