Family reports at Pentonville

What families told us about Pentonville, newest first.

Community17 reports · 5 in their own words · latest 21 Oct

17 reports

October 2026 · 10 reports

  • First visit · 2–3 weeks21 Oct

  • First call · Same day21 Oct

  • First visit · 2 days21 Oct

  • First call · 10 days21 Oct

  • Reported phones down13 Oct

  • “Where can I order daily paper from”

    Something else · 13 Oct

  • Phone list / PIN · 6 days13 Oct

  • First visit · 3–4 weeks5 Oct

  • First call · 2–3 weeks5 Oct

  • Phone list / PIN · 2–3 weeks5 Oct

September 2026 · 7 reports

  • “Some of our family member got removed from the visitor list including 11 Years old sister of the prisoner. This was utterly disappointing as nobody could tell us what was the reason behind it!”

    Visit rules · 30 Sept

  • Phone list / PIN · 5 weeks30 Sept

  • First call · Same day30 Sept

  • Phone list / PIN · Same day30 Sept

  • “Four emails arrived together. Some were more than a week old. A letter posted on Tuesday arrived on Thursday.”

    Email delivery · 8 days · 29 Sept

  • “The place is so unhygienic there is cockroaches everywhere the water often stops”

    Something else · 10 Sept

  • “He was transferred there so could be different for others”

    Phone list / PIN · Same day · 10 Sept

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