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".

The cost of housing a convicted criminal in prison in England and ... four of the Victorian prisons in London offered some of the lowest costs, with Brixton, Pentonville, Wandsworth, and Wormwood ...

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.