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HMP Pentonville

Pentonville is a men’s prison and young offender institution in the London Borough of Islington, North London.

Category
Category not recorded
Holds
Not recorded
Operator
HMPPS
Region
London, Wales
Address
HMP/YOI Pentonville Caledonian Road London N7 8TT
Telephone
0300 060 6504
Email
LegalVisits.Pentonville@justice.gov.uk
GOV.UK page
Visiting, sending money and contact details

Population over time

DateHeldCertified normalOccupancy
28 Aug 20261,180928127.2%
24 Aug 20261,200928129.3%
29 Jun 20261,191928128.3%

Deaths in custody

The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman investigates every death of a person in custody and publishes a report once the inquest has concluded. Only the title and date are held here; the reports themselves are on the Ombudsman's site and can be distressing to read.

Inspections, reports and announcements

Record last refreshed 27 Oct 2026. Source: GOV.UK and HM Inspectorate of Prisons, under the Open Government Licence v3.0.