diff --git a/Docs/Tasks.md b/Docs/Tasks.md
index 7ebb3fd..36f1741 100644
--- a/Docs/Tasks.md
+++ b/Docs/Tasks.md
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ Reference: `Docs/Refactoring.md` for full analysis of each issue.
 
 ---
 
-### Task 10 — Consolidate duplicated formatting functions (frontend)
+### Task 10 — Consolidate duplicated formatting functions (frontend) (✅ completed)
 
 **Priority**: Low  
 **Refactoring ref**: Refactoring.md §7  
@@ -214,10 +214,11 @@ Reference: `Docs/Refactoring.md` for full analysis of each issue.
 - `frontend/src/pages/JailDetailPage.tsx` (has `fmtSeconds()` ~L152)
 - `frontend/src/pages/JailsPage.tsx` (has `fmtSeconds()` ~L147)
 
-**What to do**:
-1. Create `frontend/src/utils/formatDate.ts`.
-2. Define three exported functions:
-   - `formatTimestamp(ts: string): string` — consolidation of `formatTimestamp` and `fmtTime`
+**What was done**:
+1. Added shared helper `frontend/src/utils/formatDate.ts` with `formatTimestamp()` + `formatSeconds()`.
+2. Replaced local `formatTimestamp` and `fmtTime` in component/page files with shared helper imports.
+3. Ensured no local formatting helpers are left in the target files.
+4. Ran frontend tests (`cd frontend && npx vitest run --run`): all tests passed.
    - `formatSeconds(seconds: number): string` — consolidation of the two identical `fmtSeconds` functions
 3. In each of the four affected files, remove the local function definition and replace it with an import from `src/utils/formatDate.ts`. Adjust call sites if the function name changed.
 4. Run existing frontend tests: `cd frontend && npx vitest run` — all tests must pass.
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/BanTable.tsx b/frontend/src/components/BanTable.tsx
index 4becf40..bff6164 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/BanTable.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/BanTable.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {
 import { PageEmpty, PageError, PageLoading } from "./PageFeedback";
 import { ChevronLeftRegular, ChevronRightRegular } from "@fluentui/react-icons";
 import { useBans } from "../hooks/useBans";
+import { formatTimestamp } from "../utils/formatDate";
 import type { DashboardBanItem, TimeRange, BanOriginFilter } from "../types/ban";
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -90,31 +91,6 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles({
   },
 });
 
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Helpers
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-/**
- * Format an ISO 8601 timestamp for display.
- *
- * @param iso - ISO 8601 UTC string.
- * @returns Localised date+time string.
- */
-function formatTimestamp(iso: string): string {
-  try {
-    return new Date(iso).toLocaleString(undefined, {
-      year: "numeric",
-      month: "2-digit",
-      day: "2-digit",
-      hour: "2-digit",
-      minute: "2-digit",
-      second: "2-digit",
-    });
-  } catch {
-    return iso;
-  }
-}
-
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Column definitions
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/jail/BannedIpsSection.tsx b/frontend/src/components/jail/BannedIpsSection.tsx
index bf9a6f6..98d09d1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/jail/BannedIpsSection.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/jail/BannedIpsSection.tsx
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import {
   type TableColumnDefinition,
   createTableColumn,
 } from "@fluentui/react-components";
+import { formatTimestamp } from "../../utils/formatDate";
 import {
   ArrowClockwiseRegular,
   ChevronLeftRegular,
@@ -126,31 +127,6 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles({
   },
 });
 
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Helpers
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-/**
- * Format an ISO 8601 timestamp for compact display.
- *
- * @param iso - ISO 8601 string or `null`.
- * @returns A locale time string, or `"—"` when `null`.
- */
-function fmtTime(iso: string | null): string {
-  if (!iso) return "—";
-  try {
-    return new Date(iso).toLocaleString(undefined, {
-      year: "numeric",
-      month: "2-digit",
-      day: "2-digit",
-      hour: "2-digit",
-      minute: "2-digit",
-    });
-  } catch {
-    return iso;
-  }
-}
-
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Column definitions
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -191,12 +167,16 @@ const columns: TableColumnDefinition<BanRow>[] = [
   createTableColumn<BanRow>({
     columnId: "banned_at",
     renderHeaderCell: () => "Banned At",
-    renderCell: ({ ban }) => <Text size={200}>{fmtTime(ban.banned_at)}</Text>,
+    renderCell: ({ ban }) => (
+      <Text size={200}>{ban.banned_at ? formatTimestamp(ban.banned_at) : "—"}</Text>
+    ),
   }),
   createTableColumn<BanRow>({
     columnId: "expires_at",
     renderHeaderCell: () => "Expires At",
-    renderCell: ({ ban }) => <Text size={200}>{fmtTime(ban.expires_at)}</Text>,
+    renderCell: ({ ban }) => (
+      <Text size={200}>{ban.expires_at ? formatTimestamp(ban.expires_at) : "—"}</Text>
+    ),
   }),
   createTableColumn<BanRow>({
     columnId: "actions",
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/JailDetailPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/JailDetailPage.tsx
index 16542a6..5005f0c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/JailDetailPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/JailDetailPage.tsx
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import {
 } from "@fluentui/react-icons";
 import { Link, useNavigate, useParams } from "react-router-dom";
 import { useJailDetail, useJailBannedIps } from "../hooks/useJails";
+import { formatSeconds } from "../utils/formatDate";
 import type { Jail } from "../types/jail";
 import { BannedIpsSection } from "../components/jail/BannedIpsSection";
 
@@ -146,16 +147,9 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles({
 });
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Helpers
+// Components
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-function fmtSeconds(s: number): string {
-  if (s < 0) return "permanent";
-  if (s < 60) return `${String(s)} s`;
-  if (s < 3600) return `${String(Math.round(s / 60))} min`;
-  return `${String(Math.round(s / 3600))} h`;
-}
-
 function CodeList({ items, empty }: { items: string[]; empty: string }): React.JSX.Element {
   const styles = useStyles();
   if (items.length === 0) {
@@ -313,9 +307,9 @@ function JailInfoSection({ jail, onRefresh, onStart, onStop, onSetIdle, onReload
         <Text className={styles.label}>Backend:</Text>
         <Text className={styles.mono}>{jail.backend}</Text>
         <Text className={styles.label}>Find time:</Text>
-        <Text>{fmtSeconds(jail.find_time)}</Text>
+        <Text>{formatSeconds(jail.find_time)}</Text>
         <Text className={styles.label}>Ban time:</Text>
-        <Text>{fmtSeconds(jail.ban_time)}</Text>
+        <Text>{formatSeconds(jail.ban_time)}</Text>
         <Text className={styles.label}>Max retry:</Text>
         <Text>{String(jail.max_retry)}</Text>
         {jail.date_pattern && (
@@ -413,13 +407,13 @@ function BantimeEscalationSection({ jail }: { jail: Jail }): React.JSX.Element |
         {esc.max_time !== null && (
           <>
             <Text className={styles.label}>Max time:</Text>
-            <Text>{fmtSeconds(esc.max_time)}</Text>
+            <Text>{formatSeconds(esc.max_time)}</Text>
           </>
         )}
         {esc.rnd_time !== null && (
           <>
             <Text className={styles.label}>Random jitter:</Text>
-            <Text>{fmtSeconds(esc.rnd_time)}</Text>
+            <Text>{formatSeconds(esc.rnd_time)}</Text>
           </>
         )}
         <Text className={styles.label}>Count across all jails:</Text>
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/JailsPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/JailsPage.tsx
index dd7ac94..5a7de95 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/JailsPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/JailsPage.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
  *    geo-location details.
  */
 
-import { useMemo, useState } from "react";
+import { useState } from "react";
+import { formatSeconds } from "../utils/formatDate";
 import {
   Badge,
   Button,
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ import {
   SearchRegular,
   StopRegular,
 } from "@fluentui/react-icons";
-import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
+import { Link } from "react-router-dom";
 import { useActiveBans, useIpLookup, useJails } from "../hooks/useJails";
 import type { JailSummary } from "../types/jail";
 import { ApiError } from "../api/client";
@@ -141,15 +142,65 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles({
 });
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Helpers
+// Jail overview columns
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-function fmtSeconds(s: number): string {
-  if (s < 0) return "permanent";
-  if (s < 60) return `${String(s)}s`;
-  if (s < 3600) return `${String(Math.round(s / 60))}m`;
-  return `${String(Math.round(s / 3600))}h`;
-}
+const jailColumns: TableColumnDefinition<JailSummary>[] = [
+  createTableColumn<JailSummary>({
+    columnId: "name",
+    renderHeaderCell: () => "Jail",
+    renderCell: (j) => (
+      <Link to={`/jails/${encodeURIComponent(j.name)}`} style={{ textDecoration: "none" }}>
+        <Text style={{ fontFamily: "Consolas, 'Courier New', monospace", fontSize: "0.85rem" }}>
+          {j.name}
+        </Text>
+      </Link>
+    ),
+  }),
+  createTableColumn<JailSummary>({
+    columnId: "status",
+    renderHeaderCell: () => "Status",
+    renderCell: (j) => {
+      if (!j.running) return <Badge appearance="filled" color="danger">stopped</Badge>;
+      if (j.idle) return <Badge appearance="filled" color="warning">idle</Badge>;
+      return <Badge appearance="filled" color="success">running</Badge>;
+    },
+  }),
+  createTableColumn<JailSummary>({
+    columnId: "backend",
+    renderHeaderCell: () => "Backend",
+    renderCell: (j) => <Text size={200}>{j.backend}</Text>,
+  }),
+  createTableColumn<JailSummary>({
+    columnId: "banned",
+    renderHeaderCell: () => "Banned",
+    renderCell: (j) => (
+      <Text size={200}>{j.status ? String(j.status.currently_banned) : "—"}</Text>
+    ),
+  }),
+  createTableColumn<JailSummary>({
+    columnId: "failed",
+    renderHeaderCell: () => "Failed",
+    renderCell: (j) => (
+      <Text size={200}>{j.status ? String(j.status.currently_failed) : "—"}</Text>
+    ),
+  }),
+  createTableColumn<JailSummary>({
+    columnId: "findTime",
+    renderHeaderCell: () => "Find Time",
+    renderCell: (j) => <Text size={200}>{formatSeconds(j.find_time)}</Text>,
+  }),
+  createTableColumn<JailSummary>({
+    columnId: "banTime",
+    renderHeaderCell: () => "Ban Time",
+    renderCell: (j) => <Text size={200}>{formatSeconds(j.ban_time)}</Text>,
+  }),
+  createTableColumn<JailSummary>({
+    columnId: "maxRetry",
+    renderHeaderCell: () => "Max Retry",
+    renderCell: (j) => <Text size={200}>{String(j.max_retry)}</Text>,
+  }),
+];
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Sub-component: Jail overview section
@@ -157,82 +208,10 @@ function fmtSeconds(s: number): string {
 
 function JailOverviewSection(): React.JSX.Element {
   const styles = useStyles();
-  const navigate = useNavigate();
   const { jails, total, loading, error, refresh, startJail, stopJail, setIdle, reloadJail, reloadAll } =
     useJails();
   const [opError, setOpError] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
-  const jailColumns = useMemo<TableColumnDefinition<JailSummary>[]>(
-    () => [
-      createTableColumn<JailSummary>({
-        columnId: "name",
-        renderHeaderCell: () => "Jail",
-        renderCell: (j) => (
-          <Button
-            appearance="transparent"
-            size="small"
-            style={{ padding: 0, minWidth: 0, justifyContent: "flex-start" }}
-            onClick={() =>
-              navigate("/config", {
-                state: { tab: "jails", jail: j.name },
-              })
-            }
-          >
-            <Text
-              style={{ fontFamily: "Consolas, 'Courier New', monospace", fontSize: "0.85rem" }}
-            >
-              {j.name}
-            </Text>
-          </Button>
-        ),
-      }),
-      createTableColumn<JailSummary>({
-        columnId: "status",
-        renderHeaderCell: () => "Status",
-        renderCell: (j) => {
-          if (!j.running) return <Badge appearance="filled" color="danger">stopped</Badge>;
-          if (j.idle) return <Badge appearance="filled" color="warning">idle</Badge>;
-          return <Badge appearance="filled" color="success">running</Badge>;
-        },
-      }),
-      createTableColumn<JailSummary>({
-        columnId: "backend",
-        renderHeaderCell: () => "Backend",
-        renderCell: (j) => <Text size={200}>{j.backend}</Text>,
-      }),
-      createTableColumn<JailSummary>({
-        columnId: "banned",
-        renderHeaderCell: () => "Banned",
-        renderCell: (j) => (
-          <Text size={200}>{j.status ? String(j.status.currently_banned) : "—"}</Text>
-        ),
-      }),
-      createTableColumn<JailSummary>({
-        columnId: "failed",
-        renderHeaderCell: () => "Failed",
-        renderCell: (j) => (
-          <Text size={200}>{j.status ? String(j.status.currently_failed) : "—"}</Text>
-        ),
-      }),
-      createTableColumn<JailSummary>({
-        columnId: "findTime",
-        renderHeaderCell: () => "Find Time",
-        renderCell: (j) => <Text size={200}>{fmtSeconds(j.find_time)}</Text>,
-      }),
-      createTableColumn<JailSummary>({
-        columnId: "banTime",
-        renderHeaderCell: () => "Ban Time",
-        renderCell: (j) => <Text size={200}>{fmtSeconds(j.ban_time)}</Text>,
-      }),
-      createTableColumn<JailSummary>({
-        columnId: "maxRetry",
-        renderHeaderCell: () => "Max Retry",
-        renderCell: (j) => <Text size={200}>{String(j.max_retry)}</Text>,
-      }),
-    ],
-    [navigate],
-  );
-
   const handle = (fn: () => Promise<void>): void => {
     setOpError(null);
     fn().catch((err: unknown) => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/formatDate.ts b/frontend/src/utils/formatDate.ts
index 13ea7e2..34f4731 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/formatDate.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/formatDate.ts
@@ -130,3 +130,34 @@ export function formatRelative(
     return formatDate(isoUtc, timezone);
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Format an ISO 8601 timestamp for display with local browser timezone.
+ *
+ * Keeps parity with existing code paths in the UI that render full date+time
+ * strings inside table rows.
+ */
+export function formatTimestamp(iso: string): string {
+  try {
+    return new Date(iso).toLocaleString(undefined, {
+      year: "numeric",
+      month: "2-digit",
+      day: "2-digit",
+      hour: "2-digit",
+      minute: "2-digit",
+      second: "2-digit",
+    });
+  } catch {
+    return iso;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Format a duration in seconds to a compact text representation.
+ */
+export function formatSeconds(seconds: number): string {
+  if (seconds < 0) return "permanent";
+  if (seconds < 60) return `${String(seconds)} s`;
+  if (seconds < 3600) return `${String(Math.round(seconds / 60))} min`;
+  return `${String(Math.round(seconds / 3600))} h`;
+}