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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

Strangeways jail put in emergency measures over ‘catastrophic’ levels of drugs and violence

Inspectors ‘shocked’ at level of decline at ‘fundamentally unsafe’ and vermin-infested Manchester prison

The Independent UK

The Mancunian Way: New use for Stockport Pyramid

New lease of life for famous landmark PLUS Strangeways here we come AND What GPs think of the NHS

Manchester Evening News

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'I saw all sorts in Strangeways. One thing scared me more than anything'

“I’ve had friends who have died, friends who got too deep or got lost to the prison system”

Manchester Evening News

'If you can't stop them getting into Strangeways, what am I supposed to do?': Parklife boss on dealing with drugs

'Ultimately, if you cannot stop drugs getting into a category A prison like Strangeways, what am I supposed to do in a park?'

Manchester Evening News

'You can stick your 20 years up your a***': Last words of killer found dead in Strangeways

Carl Smythe was jailed for life after he stabbed a man to death in a car park following a fight in a pub

Manchester Evening News

'They have lost all hope': The 'scandal' jail sentence with a 'shameful' suicide rate behind the Strangeways roof protest

'The IPP sentence is a costly waste of money, and more importantly of human lives. The Government appears blind to the fact that all the indicators show IPP cannot simply be managed away': Neal Keeling reports on Britain's most controversial jail terms

Manchester Evening News

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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

Strangeways prison... a stage for high drama, violent protest and terrible tragedy - as well as justice

From lone actors to whole cast of protesting malcontents, that roof has seen plenty of spectacles, some comedy and even tragedy down the years

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

Strangeways protester caused £17,000 worth of damage to prison

Joe Outlaw staged an overnight protest on the roof of the prison

Liverpool Echo

TikTok rap videos of Strangeways prisoner who staged rooftop protest

"And 'cause I got a voice, you tell me that I'm challenging"

Manchester Evening News

Strangeways protester sentenced for trashing prison cell hours after climbing down from roof

Joe Outlaw was handed another jail term for a previous incident at HMP Hindley

Manchester Evening News

Prisoner who protested on Strangeways roof is named as Joe Outlaw

The 36-year-old scaled the roof and staged a protest for 12 hours

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Manchester Evening News

Prisoner who staged 12-hour protest on Strangeways roof is named as Joe Outlaw

The 36-year-old scaled the roof of the prison yesterday

Liverpool Echo

Why Strangeways inmate wrote controversial 'FREE IPP' on the roof

An inmate climbed on the prison's roof in protest and stayed their for hours

Liverpool Echo

Prisoner will 'face punishment' after 12-hour protest on Strangeways roof

The inmate was reported to have "willingly come down from the roof" after first climbing up at 4.30pm yesterday

Manchester Evening News

Prisoner 'will now face punishment' over 12-hour protest on the roof of Strangeways, prison bosses vow

Police said the male inmate "willingly came down from the roof" in the early hours of this morning

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Manchester Evening News

Strangeways 'locked down' with prisoners returned to their cells after inmate got onto roof

A prisoner has now been protesting on the roof of the jail for over six hours

Manchester Evening News

Clad in fluffy slippers and dressing gowns, filming for Snapchat, they arrived to watch the Strangeways protest

The inmate sketched “Free IPPZ” onto the roof of the building before continually shouting out the phrase, in what appeared to be a protest against the abolished court sanction titled Imprisonment for Public Protection sentence

Liverpool Echo

Inmate makes heart gesture and scrawls message on Strangeways roof

Police negotiators have been attempting to talk the man down from the roof for several hours

Manchester Evening News

Strangeways protestor daubs 'FREE IPPZ' on the roof - what the sentence means and why it's so controversial

The Imprisonment for Public Protection sentence (IPP) was abolished in 2012 and branded 'unjust'

Manchester Evening News

Strangeways prisoner 'wearing a binbag' makes love heart gesture to camera as he shouts from rooftop

The dramatic footage showed the prisoner clambering precariously along the roof of the jail wearing a makeshift waterproof fashioned from what appears to be a bin bag amid cold and rainy conditions

Daily Record

Inmate climbs onto roof of notorious Strangeways prison as negotiators called in

In a video from the scene, the prisoner is seen gesturing and shouting, while concentrating on keeping his balance amidst high winds and rain, which made the roof visibly wet and possibly slippery.

Manchester Evening News

Prison service issues statement after inmate climbs on roof of Strangeways - what we know so far

Specialist negotiators are at the scene along with police officers and paramedics

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