Killer Vickrum Digwa is being kept in segregation after declining to relocate to a prison wing, according to reports.
Insiders are suggesting he believes his life could be at risk following the deadly assault on child murderer Ian Huntley.
The 23 year old is reportedly spending as many as 23 hours daily isolated in his cell at HMP Frankland in County Durham, only departing under tight supervision by four prison officers for his daily exercise period.
Digwa, who fatally stabbed 18 year old Henry Nowak in Southampton and dishonestly alleged he had suffered a racist assault while the teenager was dying, has been stripped of standard prison privileges, including access to television.