Prison bosses have explained the reason for a lockdown at Strangeways which has seen inmates confined to their cells all week.
Visits have been suspended at the category A jail in Cheetham Hill since Monday (6 June), and prisoners claim they haven't been able to shower or exercise for several days.
Relatives told the M.E.N they'd been informed that family members inside the prison have been forbidden from leaving their cell for any reason, and have been having meals brought to their doors.
