Adam Johnson facing jail alongside child killers Ian Huntley and Levi Bellfield

Adam Johnson outside court Credit: PA

Adam Johnson is facing a prison sentence in the same jail as notorious child killers Ian Huntley and Levi Bellfield.

The disgraced ex-Sunderland winger is tipped for high-security Frankland prison, which also houses some of the country's most dangerous sex offenders and murderers.

Levi Bellfield and Ian Huntley are serving their sentences at Frankland prison Credit: PA

One of the country's toughest jails, HMP Frankland in Durham houses 808 category A and B prisoners serving four years or more.

It is also near the sacked 28-year-old's family.

After being convicted for grooming and two counts of sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl, Johnson was warned that a jail sentence is "almost inevitable."

The starting point for his offending is five years.

Adam Johnson is tipped for Frankland Prison Credit: PA

A former Frankland inmate reveals what can Johnson expect:

  • A favourable wing - "where he doesn't mix with the general population"

  • Vulnerable prisoner status - the nature of his crimes will make him a target inside

  • New friends - "Money goes a long way. People will be trying to be his friend"

  • Football practice - Frankland has five-a-side pitches, one inside and a smaller one outside

  • Newcastle fans - Sunderland supporting prisoners may continue to laud him, but rival Newcastle United fans inside "are going to be pushing his buttons"