TWO prisoners are still on the run after an amazing escape from Pentonville prison in north London. They were only discovered missing on Monday morning when jail staff found ‘mannequins sleep… ...

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 north London ...

Interior of Pentonville prison. In the 19th century, the number of people in prisons in Britain grew dramatically. Prison sentences became a far more common penalty for criminals as many forms of ...

A prison where two cellmates made an escape bid has been labelled "squalid" and "inhumane". Dilapidated windows at HMP Pentonville are worsening a drug problem at the London jail, its Independent ...

Conditions at Pentonville Prison so bad that staff can't be bothered to mop up blood stains, report finds. The notorious prison has housed a number of high profile inmates, including Oscar Wilde ...

In Pentonville prison t here was a significant increase in the number of self-harm incidents, from 490 in 2022-23 to 701 in the year to March. Pia Sinha, ...

Prison inspectors have slammed the state of London’s Pentonville prison, warning that conditions have failed to improve despite pledges by managers after a damning report last year.

Police were called to the jail at 3.30pm on Tuesday. Two men were taken to hospital with stab wounds, while a third was pronounced dead at the scene. From our morning news briefing to a weekly ...

Pentonville is a Victorian prison that opened in 1842 and holds more than 1,200 adult men. In 2012 convicted murderer John Massey escaped from the prison by climbing over a wall using a makeshift ...

The population of HMP Pentonville is rapidly increasing. The current head count at the Victorian-era jail in north London is around 1,185 and is soon expected to reach 1,205 - about 200 up on a ...