Strangeways Prison riot - Wikipedia
The 1990 Strangeways Prison riot was a 25-day prison riot and rooftop protest at Strangeways Prison in Manchester, England. The riot began on 1 April 1990 when prisoners took control of the prison chapel , and quickly spread throughout most of the prison.
The History of the Strangeways Prison Riot - Bury New Road
Oct 23, 2024 · Despite more prisoners surrendering at Strangeways and the authorities using pyrotechnics, loud music and water hoses to disorientate the roof top protestors, the riot, which had become a public spectacle on Bury New Road, lasted until 25 th April – over three weeks and the longest riot in British prison history. At 6:20pm on that date, the ...
Police say 'prisoner willingly came down from Strangeways roof' …
Apr 13, 2023 · Police cordons have been removed and ambulances have been seen leaving Strangeways after a 12-hour protest on the roof by a prisoner.
Investigation after 12-hour Strangeways prison roof standoff …
Apr 13, 2023 · Prison bosses have launched an investigation after an inmate managed to stage a 12-hour protest on the roof of HMP Manchester. The building, still known to many by its former name Strangeways, is...
¿Strangeways: The day the rooftop rebels took over
Mar 29, 2010 · Twenty years ago, Strangeways jail erupted in riot, and for 25 days, the eyes of the nation were on the ruined Victorian prison and the rag-tag army of rebels jeering from the roof. In the...
Prisoner protests on roof of Strangeways prison in Manchester
Apr 13, 2023 · An inmate who staged a 12 hour protest on the roof of HMP Manchester will "face punishment", prison bosses have said. The Ministry of Justice confirmed the man "willingly came down from the...
Strangeways prison... a stage for high drama, violent protest and ...
Apr 14, 2023 · Down the years, the roof of Strangeways prison has been the stage for compelling drama that most rational folk would probably dismiss as outrageously far-fetched if they'd seen such crazy...
FROM THE ARCHIVE: ‘WALKING THROUGH HELL’ AT STRANGEWAYS PRISON …
Oct 12, 2023 · Tensions at Strangeways prison boiled over and exploded into the longest prison riot in British penal history. The images and scenes from this anarchic violence were broadcast around the world. Incensed by their sqaulid living conditions, packed three men to a cell, the prisoners complained of fr...
Inmate climbs onto roof of notorious UK prison in standoff with …
Apr 12, 2023 · An inmate can still be seen on top of Strangeways prison in Manchester, standing on a sliding roof, where he has been for six hours as police negotiators attempt to bring him down
Prisoner who staged 12-hour protest on roof of Strangeways prison …
Apr 13, 2023 · Strangeways, officially known as HMP Manchester, is one of the largest high security, category A men's prisons in the UK. An inmate climbed on the roof at Strangeways prison before staging a...