HISTORICAL FACTS: Pentonville | History Defined

London prison warned after former police officer takes his own life in cell

Rickie Poon, 38, took his own life in HMP Pentonville while awaiting trial for alleged sexual offences

Evening Standard · Apr 28

Prisoners let out ‘in error’ or held illegally beyond their release date in ‘squalid’ prison, watchdog warns

Inspector issues urgent notification over mice and cockroach infested HMP Pentonville after staff monitoring suicidal inmates caught sleeping on the job

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2025

Cockroach-infested London prison held inmates illegally

The chief inspector of prisons also said the backlog in sentencing calculations at HMP Pentonville has seen some prisoners freed early.

Evening Standard · Jul 17, 2025

‘Coward’ Call Of Duty killer fails to attend sentencing days after law change

Mr Allen’s family gathered at the Old Bailey for Adeoye’s sentencing – only to learn he had refused to leave Pentonville prison

The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2023

‘If only my tastebuds could paint’: how prison food art reveals life inside

An art group at Pentonville prison has produced a booklet that shows how inmates get by deprived of the basic but profound freedom to eat as they like

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2023

From Pentonville Prison to Barcelona - the extraordinary tales of Charlie Oatway, the street fighter rescued by Cardiff City

The former midfielder admits he owes his career to Cardiff City

Wales Online · Mar 1, 2023