The Latest Breaking News from Strangeways

Manchester’s Strange Quarter is alive with creativity. Can it survive a 130-hectare redevelopment?

Thriving venues such as the White Hotel have turned the area around Strangeways prison into a cultural hotspot – but owners are worried for its future

The Guardian - UK · Mar 24

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 · Nov 7, 2024

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 · Oct 10, 2024

'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 · Apr 16, 2023

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 · Apr 15, 2023

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 · Apr 14, 2023

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 · Apr 13, 2023

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

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

Liverpool Echo · Apr 13, 2023

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 · Apr 13, 2023

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 · Apr 13, 2023