A Hollywood actor is the descendant of a Portland prisoner who served 10 years on the isle sentenced to hard labour ...

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.

A former private tutor killed himself in prison after he was jailed for sexually abusing children. Edward Lomas, 62, from Romford, was found dead in his cell at HMP Pentonville in May last year ...