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Karen White, who identifies as a woman but is legally male, has been transferred to HMP Wakefield – known as Monster Mansion for housing some of the UK’s most dangerous criminals.

Soham killer Ian Huntley, paedo rocker Ian Watkins and Charles Bronson are among the high profile inmates to have served time the Category A prison, in West Yorks.

White, born David Thompson, was jailed for life last month for molesting two female prisoners while being locked up on remand for raping two women.

The 52-year-old was previously held at female nick HMP New Hall eight miles away in nearby Flockton, west Yorks, where lags enjoy ensuite toilets and can keep their own pet chickens.

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A source told the Sunday Mirror: “It must be a bit of an eye-opener to go from New Hall to Wakefield, to put it mildly.”

White, who has begun gender reassignment, is reportedly allowed to dress as she wishes at the governor’s discretion.

But prison insiders revealed how she is short of cash needed to buy wigs and makeup.

White began identifying as a woman around the time she was remanded in custody awaiting trial.

She molested two women at HMP New Hall while on remand for stabbing a neighbour with a steak knife.

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The convicted paedophile told probation officers how she could abuse a child and “think nothing of it”.

White was branded a “signifiant risk to children, women and the general public” when she was jailed.

She used her “transgender persona” to put herself in contact with vulnerable women.

The Ministry of Justice declined to comment on White’s move to Wakefield.

Prisoners requests to transfer on self-identified gender grounds are normally assessed by a special board.