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 ...

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.

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 ...