A high security prison’s efforts to combat drug drones are being thwarted by heritage concerns over installing security ...

But the Local Democracy Reporting Service understands talks between city leaders and the Ministry of Justice are ongoing about potentially closing the Victorian-built jail. “It’s out of date to have a ...

They were being held illegally by Strangeways prisoners in their droves. Police say they were being used to 'arrange drug deals, weapon drops and even plan violent attacks'. Now, hundreds of mobile ...

A prisons watchdog has failed to produce required inspection reports into HMP Manchester for each of the last three years, the Manchester Evening News can reveal. It has led to a call for reform of ...

A 'milestone' vision for real change to the sprawling 'city fringe' area around Strangeways reveals plans for seven new and distinct neighbourhoods. Council bosses in Manchester have also repeated a ...

It follows a a damning report and claims the skies over the high-security jail have been 'ceded to criminals' ...

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