Pentonville prison was the prototype for a radical design by Major Jebb - after whom the avenue on which Brixton prison stands was named. Pentonville was completed over 150 years ago and has remained in use ever since as a local prison. Although much refurbishment has taken place the original four cellblocks are as they were when the prison opened in 1842.
Address:
HMP Pentonville
Caledonian Road
London
N7 8TT
Tel: 020 7023 7000
Fax: 020 7023 7001
Governor: Gary Monaghan
Accommodation: Cells
Operational capacity: 1250 as of 30th April 2010
Reception criteria: Normal reception arrangements: Pentonville is a local prison, it accepts all suitable male prisoners over the age of 21 from courts in its catchment area.
Governor's comment (Gary Monaghan – April 2010)
I recognise the recent improvements made at Pentonville but I intend to quickly build on these and tackle long standing issues such as the high rate of drug use, provide an increased selection of purposeful activity places for prisoners including Education, workshops and physical education, and build on improved staff-prisoner relationships by introducing effective Personal Officer and Incentives and Earned Privileges Schemes.
I have been reorganising the establishment's management structure to both ensure we are in a position to carry out the strategic improvement contained within my vision and to comply with the recent Prison Service workforce changes, such as the closure of the Principal Officer grade
The prison is currently rated at Level 2 on the Prison Rating System but I anticipate that this will increase to Level 3 in the near future when improvements in our HMIP score and our Prison Cost Analysis are incorporated onto the NOMS Performance Hub.
Our Short Term priorities include:
- The Establishment's War on Drugs
- Establishing a Performance Culture within HMP Pentonville
- Introduction of a Personal Officer Scheme
- Increasing the Capacity of the Prison's Regime (Prisoner Activities)
- Implementing a First Line Manager Development Programme
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