An inmate has scrawled a message on Strangeways' roof referencing a controversial court sentence.
The inmate first climbed onto the roof of the prison, officially known as HMP Manchester, at around 4.30pm today, Wednesday, April 12. Emergency services are in attendance and Greater Manchester Police (GMP) negotiators are currently attempting to talk down the inmate.
The inmate, whose identity is unknown, has repeatedly been heard shouting "free IPP", which is believed to be a reference to Imprisonment for Public Protection court sentences. The much-criticised indeterminate sentence, which detained offenders until they were no longer deemed a risk to the public, was scrapped in 2012.
