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 “It’s out of date to have a ...

Concerns over the preservation of heritage are hampering a bid to prevent drone drops and increase security at Manchester's Strangeways prison, it has been claimed. HMP Manchester - a brick-built ...

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 ...

Jamie Varley and John McGowan-Fazakerley were sentenced following the death of little Preston Davey, and prison insiders say the pair will be kept apart for the rest of their lives ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. They were being held illegally by Strangeways prisoners in their droves. Police say they were being used to 'arrange drug deals, ...

An inmate at Strangeways prison took his own life after telling his loved-ones he only allowed out of his cell for 90 minutes every day, a newly-published report has revealed. Lee Gorst was found ...

A drone being used to smuggle contraband into the grounds of a prison has been recovered by guards, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has said. It is thought to have been flown in from outside HMP ...