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The Latest Breaking News from HMP Manchester

Desperate father who set himself alight while serving 13 years in jail for stealing a phone finally moving to hospital

Trapped under an abolished IPP jail term, Thomas White was driven to schizophrenia and psychosis. For the past year, The Independent has documented his tragic case – now he is finally being transferred to hospital following a six-year family campaign

The Independent UK

Father on indefinite jail term for stealing phone has ‘lost hope’ after being denied hospital transfer

Thomas White’s MP James Frith has backed The Independent’s campaign for all IPP prisoners to have their sentences reviewed after visiting HMP Manchester

The Independent UK

Watchdog warns of ‘national security threat’ from drone drug drops to jails

Chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor accused the police and Government of giving up control of airspace above HMP Manchester and HMP Long Lartin.

The Independent UK

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Crackdown on drugs planned for HMP Manchester after damning inspection

The prison, previously known as Strangeways, was found to be in urgent need of improvement, with ‘catastrophic levels’ of drugs and organised crime.

The Independent UK

Paedophile who forced teenager to have sex after plying her with drugs dead

Lenford Lloyd White was behind bars at HMP Manchester when he fell ill

Manchester Evening News

Strangeways protester, 'seasoned' drug dealer and stalker: The criminals put behind bars

Joe Outlaw, who staged a 12 hour rooftop protest at HMP Manchester, was one of those sentenced

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: TikToking from Strangeways in a dressing gown

Why did an inmate scale the roof of Strangeways and stay there for 12 hours?

Manchester Evening News

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Manchester council wants to SHUT Strangeways prison and move it out of city

EXCLUSIVE: Manchester town hall chiefs have written to the Ministry of Justice about HMP Manchester

Manchester Evening News

The tower is crumbling and is a 'danger to staff' and prisoners say they felt safer during Covid: Inside Strangeways this year

On the positive side, the prison's gym service has been offering badminton, football, classes for elderly, spin classes and tennis, as well as 'excellent equipment'.

Manchester Evening News

Murder suspect accused of killing Crufts dog breeder dies in Strangeways prison

Alex Verdu Munoz, 26, was on remand at HMP Manchester awaiting trial

Manchester Evening News

"I'm not proud of what I did": The moment a prison officer 'lost his rag' with an inmate at dinner time in Strangeways

Neil Samworth's raw account of life behind bars in his second book about HMP Manchester

Manchester Evening News

Notorious gangster 'slashed in the neck' in Strangeways prison

Prison bosses confirmed the incident at HMP Manchester involving a Liverpool criminal

Manchester Evening News

Notorious Liverpool gangster 'slashed' in Strangeways

Prison bosses confirm incident at HMP Manchester involving well known Liverpool man

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