Murderer Lucy Letby has been given keys to her own cell so she can hide away from inmates if she feels threatened, a prison insider claims.
Her new "cushy life" on the inside has been described as being like a "hotel - but you're surrounded by criminals".
Letby was jailed five months ago after being found guilty of murdering seven newborn babies and attempting to kill six others.
It has been reported that prisoners of category A HMP Bronzefield are given a set of keys as a reward for good behaviour.
Murderer Lucy Letby has been given keys to her own cell so she can hide away from inmates if she feels threatened, a prison insider claims
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This means Letby can socialise if she wishes and also has the option to lock herself away.
The 34-year-old was moved to HMP Bronzefield from Low Newton jail in County Durham.
It comes after reports she had befriended two other killers while held on remand before her trial in August.
Letby was said to have "become prison friends" with Michelle Smith, a woman who murdered her own 42-day-old baby and Shauna Hoare, who helped kill 16-year-old schoolgirl Becky Watts.
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Grieving parents of Letby's victims have shared their upset over the decision to give the killer her own keys.
"We thought they were throwing away the key, and now we find out that she has her own key," one parent told The Sunday People.
Letby was convicted of attacking babies at Countess of Chester Hospital neonatal unit in 2015 and 2016.
She refused to come up from the cells when Justice Goss sentenced her to 14 whole life terms following her convictions on August 21.
Letby was jailed five months ago after being found guilty of murdering seven newborn babies and attempting to kill six others
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In September, the murderer launched an appeal against all her convictions.
Labour City of Chester MP Samantha Dixon has condemned the prison's decision to allow Letby to have her own keys, adding that it did not "feel right or fair".
A spokesperson for HMP Bronzefield spokesman said: "Prisoners in some of our main units have a privacy key to the cell they reside in, so they are able to secure their personal belongings".
