“Government neglect” has “directly contributed” to the rise in violence and drugs at HMP Pentonville, the prison’s watchdog said. The Pentonville Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) called for funds for improvements “as a matter of urgency”. Justice Secretary Robert Buckland and Prisons Minister Lucy Frazer were asked to visit the Islington prison. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said it had “no...
HMP Pentonville: ‘Government neglect’ sees rise in prison’s violence
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