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HM Prison Pentonville (informally "The Ville") is an English Category B men's prison, operated by His Majesty's Prison Service. Pentonville Prison is not in Pentonville, but is located further north, on the Caledonian Road in the Barnsbury area of the London Borough of Islington, north London.
Apr 7, 2020 · Pentonville is a men’s prison and young offender institution in the London Borough of Islington, North London. From: HM Prison and Probation Service and Ministry of Justice
BBC News. Femi Laryea-Adekimi says Pentonville is run down and infested with rodents. The population of HMP Pentonville is rapidly increasing. The current head count at the Victorian-era jail in...
BBC News. One of Britain's oldest jails remains an "unfit" place for prisoners to live or to be rehabilitated, a watchdog report has warned. Monitors at HMP Pentonville in north...
Sep 26, 2023 · Pentonville Prison is "unfit" for inmates to live or to be rehabilitated, according to a report which found cramped conditions, a lack of privacy and erupting sewage. The population at the north London prison, one of the oldest in the UK, swelled to nearly 1,150 inmates - far exceeding its intended capacity, independent monitors found.
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Sep 26, 2023 · Monitors at HMP Pentonville in north London found the prison's population far exceeded its intended capacity. They also found pairs of prisoners were crammed into cells with unscreened...
Mar 12, 2020 · Chief prisons inspector Peter Clarke said levels of violence had risen by 10% at HMP Pentonville and assaults on staff were up 30% since 2019. It is one of two London jails put into the...
