HM Prison Pentonville
Pentonville Prison entrance in 2006 | |
| Location | Caledonian Road, London, N7 8TT |
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| Security class | Adult Male and YOI/Category B&C |
| Capacity | 1,200 |
| Population | 1,180 (as of May 2025) |
| Opened | 1842 |
| Managed by | HM Prison Services |
| Governor | Simon Drysdale |
| Website | gov |
HM Prison Pentonville (informally "The Ville") is an English Category B men's prison, operated by His Majesty's Prison Service. Pentonville Prison is not in Pentonville, but is located further north, on the Caledonian Road in the Barnsbury area of the London Borough of Islington, north London.