§ Mr. Wheelerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average population of Pentonville prison in the most recent convenient week.
§ Mr. MellorPrison population figures are collected centrally once a week. On 14 November 1986 Her Majesty's prison Pentonville held 1,049 prisoners.
§ Mr. Wheelerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many baths, showers and toilets are available to prisoners in Pentonville prison; how many baths or showers each prisoner is allowed per week; and how many changes of clothes each prisoner is allowed per week.
§ Mr. MellorThe number of baths, showers and toilets available are as follows:
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Total Baths 39 Showers 22 WCs 115 Urinals 78 Each prisoner is normally allowed one bath per week and a shower when he makes use of the gymnasium. Additional showers are available for prisoners employed on jobs of a physically dirty nature or on return from court appearances.
Prisoners at Pentonville have one change of clothes per week consisting of two shirts, two pairs of socks, two pairs of underpants and two vests. Overclothing is changed as necessary, but on return from court prisoners receive a full kit of clean clothes.
§ Mr. Wheelerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many square feet of exercise space is available to prisoners in Pentonville prison.
§ Mr. MellorApproximately 30,000 sq ft in exercise yards and 3,260 sq ft in the gymnasium.