Tardy inmates at a prison are being handed alarm clocks in a bid to whip the jail into shape.
New arrivals are now given their own ones the moment they enter the block after damning watchdog reports slammed the chaos inside.
The idea is to make sure lags actually turn up on time for their induction events.
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Two wings have been set aside solely for new prisoners, with timetables of daily events posted in every cell, as reported by Need To Know.
The shake-up is part of an urgent action plan triggered after HM Inspectorate of Prisons issued an urgent notification over HMP Pentonville’s dire conditions.
Noticable former inmates include footy legend George Best and singer Pete Doherty.
Amy Winehouse’s ex, Blake Fielder-Civil Civil and poet Oscar Wilde also served time there.
One of the inspectors’ biggest criticisms was that new inmates were scattered randomly around the prison, Islington, north London, leaving staff unable to keep track of them and meaning proper induction never happened.
Cleanliness and offender management are also being tackled, with senior staff drafted in to drag standards up.
Upgrades to showers, drainage, the mosque roof, and cell windows have been signed off, alongside a new biometric security system.
A deep clean is now promised for staff areas, with beefed-up pest control – including cockroach-killing treatments – set to be rolled out.
Other London prisons and the National Release Accuracy Support Unit will step in to help make sure inmates aren’t released on the wrong date.
Meanwhile, a new Regime Management Plan guarantees prisoners access to basic provisions like showers, exercise and phone calls.
The action plan states: “Every cell will display a clear timetable of induction events, and new prisoners will be issued a small alarm clock to help them understand the timings and manage expectations during their first few days in custody.”
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