Safety at Pentonville prison has reached a crisis point, new figures suggest. It comes as a workers' union has warned the increase of violence in prisons across England is "totally out of control".

Part of History Crime and punishment in Britain, c.1000 to the present day Prisoners at Pentonville prison spent nearly all their time alone and in their cells, for as many as 23 hours in each day.

Prisoners were put to work sewing mailbags and coal sacks. Pentonville prison in London was the most famous prison that was run as a separate prison. It was designed specially with wings radiating ...

was caught after a police investigation was launched in August 2023 into a crashed drone containing drugs and mobile phones found at Pentonville prison in north London. Detectives linked the ...

Police have urged people not to approach two men who escaped from Pentonville prison in North London, leaving pillows shaped as bodies in their beds. James Whitlock and Matthew Baker are believed ...

Prison staff claims against HMP Pentonville have cost more than £650,000 since 2019. The figures, obtained by Accident Claims, highlight the harsh and stressful environment in which staff at the ...

A court heard the 26-year-old flew a drone inside MP Pentonville in north London which had drugs and phones in August 2023. However, it was found by prison staff after it crashed. An ...

A Met Police investigation was launched in August 2023 after prison staff discovered a drone that had crashed inside HMP Pentonville containing drugs and mobile phones. Detectives linked the ...

Greenwich resident Mahamood Diallo Blin, 26 was sentenced to six years and 11 months in jail on Monday, 24 February at Snaresbrook Crown Court. The Met Police has warned that smuggling drugs into ...